Lampadia webbiana
| Lampadia webbiana | |
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| Lampadia webbiana shells | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Helicidae |
| Genus: | Lampadia |
| Species: | L. webbiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Lampadia webbiana (Lowe, 1831) | |
Lampadia webbiana is a species of land snail in the family Helicidae, the true snails. It is endemic to Madeira.[1] The species is named after Philip Barker Webb who first described the species on his trip to the islands.
This snail is native to Porto Santo, one of the islands of Madeira. It has also been found on the nearby islet Ilhéu de Cima, but this population has not been relocated and may be extirpated. On Porto Santo it is known only from three hills on the eastern side of the island, where it lives under rocks in grassy areas.[1]
This species is threatened by introduced rodent predators, and possibly by degradation of its grassland habitat related to increasing tourism activity.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Seddon, M.B. 2013. Lampadia webbiana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 04 September 2014.
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