Canariella leprosa
Species of gastropod
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Canariella leprosa is a species of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Canariellidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Tenerife, Canary Islands.
| Canariella leprosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Canariellidae |
| Genus: | Canariella |
| Species: | C. leprosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Canariella leprosa (Shuttleworth, 1852) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Helix leprosa Shuttleworth, 1852 | |
Its status as a species is uncertain. It may be a subspecies (C. h. leprosa) of Canariella hispidula.[2]
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