Biology:Discula testudinalis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Discula testudinalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Geomitridae |
Genus: | Discula |
Species: | D. testudinalis
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Binomial name | |
Discula testudinalis Pfeiffer, 1853
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Discula testudinalis a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae.
Distribution
This species occurs in Portugal (Madeira).
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 critically endangered, as mentioned in annex IV of Habitats Directive.
References
- ↑ Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Discula testudinalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T6722A12800171. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T6722A12800171.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6722/12800171.
Wikidata ☰ Q5282095 entry