Biology:Atlantica gueriniana

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Short description: Species of land snail

Madeiran land snail

Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Gastrodontidae
Genus: Atlantica
Species:
A. gueriniana
Binomial name
Atlantica gueriniana
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Helix gueriniana Atlantica guerinianus
  • (Lowe, 1852)
  • Lowe, 1852 Helix guerinianus
  • Helix gueriana
  • Discus guerinianus
  • L. Pfeiffer, 1852 Helix semiplicata

Atlantica gueriniana is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk presently in the family Gastrodontidae,[2][3] but formerly in Discidae, the disk snails.[1]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal.[1][4]

Shell description

The shell of these snails is shaped like a discus, or a lens, with a noticeable "edge" around the periphery of the whorls.

Conservation status

This species is mentioned in annexes IV and IV of the Habitats Directive.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Teixeira, D.; Groh, K.; Seddon, M.B.; Cameron, R. (2017). "Atlantica guerinianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T6735A86008614. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T6735A86008614.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6735/86008614. Retrieved 19 June 2023. 
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Atlantica gueriniana (R. T. Lowe, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002131 on 2023-06-19
  3. "Discus". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/5781468. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Discus guerinianus - Lowe, 1852". European Environment Agency. https://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species/116. 

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