Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Enidae Scientific name Napaeus barquini | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Enoidea Subfamily Eninae Rank Species | |
Similar Napaeus, Merdigera obscura, Enidae | ||
Napaeus barquini is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Enidae.
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Distribution
This species is endemic to La Gomera in the Canary Islands.
Ecology
Napaeus barquini lives on open rocks.
Napaeus barquini actively adds lichens to its shell as an camouflage.
References
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