Craspedaria coronula

Craspedaria coronula is a species of air-breathing land snail in the family Geomitridae.^[2]

Craspedaria coronula
Craspedaria coronula
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Geomitridae
Genus:	Craspedaria
Species:	C. coronula
Binomial name
Craspedaria coronula (Lowe, 1852)
Synonyms
† Craspedaria (Coronaria) coronula (R. T. Lowe, 1852) · alternate representation † Geomitra coronula (R. T. Lowe, 1852) superseded combination † Helix coronula R. T. Lowe, 1852 (original combination)

Distribution

Craspedaria coronula is endemic to the Madeira Archipelago, where it is only found on the Desertas Islands. It was originally described by English malacologist Richard Thomas Lowe in 1852, from Quaternary fossil deposits found in the southern part of Bugio Island.

Description

It has a conical white shell, 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) in width and 3.5–4.5 mm (0.14–0.18 in) in length, with five whorls.^[1]