Alycaeus balingensis
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Species: | A. balingensis
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Alycaeus balingensis Tomlin, 1948
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Alycaeus balingensis is a species of land snail with a gill and an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the Cyclophoridae family.
Distribution[]
The distribution of A. balingensis is limited to the limestone karst at Bukit Baling, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia.[1]
Conservation[]
A. balingensis is threatened by habitat destruction due to ongoing quarrying activities.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Clements R. (2009). "Alycaeus balingensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T168175A6462537. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T168175A6462537.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Cyclophoridae
- Invertebrates of Malaysia
- Gastropods described in 1948
- Cyclophoridae stubs