Janulus pompylius

Janulus pompylius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Gastrodontidae
Genus: Janulus
Species:
J. pompylius
Binomial name
Janulus pompylius
(Shuttleworth, 1852)
Synonyms

Helix pompylia Shuttleworth, 1852

Janulus pompylius was a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae.[2] This species is now considered to be extinct.[3]

Distribution

This species was endemic to the island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands.[3]

References

  1. ^ Groh, K. (2017). "Janulus pompylius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T171067A1320780. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T171067A1320780.en. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ a b Fontaine B., Bouchet P., Van Achterberg K., Alonso-Zarazaga M. A., Araujo R. et al. (2007). "The European union’s 2010 target: Putting rare species in focus." Biological Conservation 139: 167-185. Table 2 on the page 173. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2007.06.012. PDF.


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