Platyla foliniana

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

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| image = Platyla foliniana (MNHN-IM-2010-13005).jpeg

| image_caption = Shell of Platyla foliniana (specimen at MNHN, Paris)

| status = VU

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Gargominy, O. |date=2011 |title=Platyla foliniana |volume=2011 |page=e.T17512A7099380 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T17512A7099380.en |access-date=14 November 2021}}

| genus = Platyla

| species = foliniana

| authority = (Nevill, 1879)

| synonyms =

  • Acme foliniana G. Nevill, 1879 (original combination)
  • Acme foliniana var. emaciata G. Nevill, 1879 (variety)
  • Acme foliniana var. pachystoma G. Nevill, 1879 (variety)

}}

Platyla foliniana is a species of very small land snail in the family Aciculidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Platyla foliniana (G. Nevill, 1879). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1001416 on 2022-01-26

Distribution

It is endemic to France, where it is known only from Alpes-Maritimes.

This species lives mainly in moist deciduous forest habitat under leaf litter and ivy. It may also occur in drier habitat with a Mediterranean climate. Little is known about the life history of the species; it is mainly recorded from dead specimens. These have been found at only four locations within a total range of 16 square kilometers. Increasing urbanization in the area may be a threat to the species.

References

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  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017