Species

BackMonilearia umbicula (Shuttleworth, 1852)

Monilearia umbicula (Shuttleworth, 1852)

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum:
  • Class: Mollusca
  • Order: Gastropoda
  • Family: Cochlicellidae
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. It is therefore considered to be Least Concern (LC).

Geographic Range:

This species is endemic to Fuerteventura and probably to Lanzarote. On Fuerteventura, it occurs in a quite large range in the central part of the island. The species is common and widespread in its area of distribution.

Regions:
Spain - Canaries
Extent of Occurrence (EOO):
(km2)
Area of Occupancy (AOO):
(km2)
Elevation Lower Limit:
40 (m)
Elevation Upper Limit:
600 (m)
Biogeographic Realms:
Paleartic
Presence:
Extant
Origin:
Endemic Canaries
Seasonality:
Resident

Population:

There are no data on the population trend.

Habitat and Ecology

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

Major Threat(s):

There are no threats to this species known.

Conservation Actions

Parts of the subpopulations are under local conservation schemes.