Canariella leprosa explained

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.

Its status as a species is uncertain. It may be a subspecies (C. h. leprosa) of Canariella hispidula.[1]

Notes and References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Canariella hispidula leprosa (Shuttleworth, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10509739