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Lemniscia michaudi

Overview

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Vulnerable

Description

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Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial

Ecology: Occurs in crags and grassy slopes , under sand on stones .[1]

List of Habitats :4.4Grassland - Temperate

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Gastropoda () - Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
        Subclass: Orthogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
        Superorder: Heterobranchia () - J.e. Gray, 1840
        Order: Stylommatophora () - Cuvier, in Blainville, 1814
        Suborder: Eupulmonata () - (Haszprunar & Huber, 1990)
        Infraorder: Stylommatophora () - A. Schmidt, 1855
        Superfamily: Helicoidea () - Rafinesque, 1815
        Family: Helicidae () - Rafinesque, 1815
        Genus: Lemniscia ()
        Specific name: michaudi - (Deshayes, 1830)
        Scientific name: - Lemniscia michaudi (Deshayes, 1830)

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Lemniscia

There are approximately 3 species in this genus:

L. calva · L. galeata · L. michaudi

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Further Reading

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Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Hilton-Taylor, C. (compiler). 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Notes

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Contributors

Mollusc Specialist Group 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 7138582
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16077127
IUCN ID: 11485
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 6465

Footnotes

Mollusc Specialist Group 2000. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]

Last Revised: 2009-04-24