Species

BackMonilearia praeposita (Mousson, 1872)

Monilearia praeposita (Mousson, 1872)

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum:
  • Class: Mollusca
  • Order: Gastropoda
  • Family: Cochlicellidae
DD Data Deficient
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:

There is not enough information to assess the conservation status of this species. Further research is needed on its distribution and taxonomy. For this reason, this species is listed as Data Deficient (DD).

Geographic Range:

This species is endemic to the island of Gran Canaria. Besides the type locality in the south of the Island (Pinar de Tarajana), there are no published records of this species. However, it can be inferred that is is probably more widespread in the southwest of Gran Canaria (Groh pers. comm. 2011).

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

Population:

There are no data on the population size or trend.

Habitat and Ecology

This species lives in the local pine forests (Pinar).

Major Threat(s):

There are no known threats to this species.

Conservation Actions

The expected area of distribution is not under local protection. Further research is needed on its distribution and taxonomy.