Biology:Discus guerinianus

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Short description: Species of land snail

Discus guerinianus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Discidae
Genus: Discus
Species:
D. guerinianus
Binomial name
Discus guerinianus
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)

Discus guerinianus is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Discidae, the disk snails.[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal.[1][3]

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.

References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Seddon M. B. (2000). "Discus guerinianus". In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 14 June 2010.
  2. "Discus guerinianus (R.T.Lowe, 1852)" (in en). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/5781468. 
  3. "Discus guerinianus - Lowe, 1852". European Environment Agency. https://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species/116. Retrieved 26 January 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3011258 entry