Biology:Discula testudinalis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Discula testudinalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Animalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Mollusca |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Gastropoda |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Heterobranchia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Stylommatophora |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Geomitridae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Discula |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | <div style="display:inline" class="script error: no such module "taxobox ranks".">D. testudinalis |
| 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
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