Biology:Discula tabellata
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Discula tabellata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Geomitridae |
Genus: | Discula |
Species: | D. tabellata
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Binomial name | |
Discula tabellata (R. T. Lowe, 1852)
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Discula tabellata is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae.
Distribution
This species occurs in Madeira, Portugal.[1]
Shell description
The shell of these snails is shaped like a discus, or a lens, with a sharp edge around the periphery of the whorls.
Conservation status
This species is endangered, as mentioned in annexes II and IV of Habitats Directive.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Discula tabellata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T6721A12799890. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T6721A12799890.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6721/12799890. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q5282094 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discula tabellata.
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