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BackHemicycla sarcostoma (Webb & Berthelot, 1833)

Hemicycla sarcostoma (Webb & Berthelot, 1833)

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum:
  • Class: Mollusca
  • Order: Gastropoda
  • Family: Helicidae
LC Least Concern
IUCN Red List Status:

Countries of Occurrence:
Spain - Canaries

Archipelago(s):
Canaries

Assessor/s:
Groh, K. & Neubert, E.

Reviewer/s:
Cuttelod, A. & Bilz, M.

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Assessment Rationale:

This species is relatively widespread and there is no known major threat, even if it might be predated by rats locally. It is therefore considered to be Least Concern (LC).

Geographic Range:

This species is widespread on Fuerteventura, Lobos, Lanzarote, La Graciosa and Montana Clara.

Regions:
Spain - Canaries
Extent of Occurrence (EOO):
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Biogeographic Realms:
Paleartic
Presence:
Extant
Origin:
Endemic Canaries
Seasonality:
Resident

Population:

The size and trend within the subpopulations are stable.

Habitat and Ecology

This species lives in the dry temperate shrub vegetation (Piso basal).

Major Threat(s):

There are no threats known to this species, except predation by rats.

Conservation Actions

Some parts of the subpopulations are under local conservation schemes.