Biology:Geomitra coronula
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Short description: Critically endangered species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Geomitra |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/GeomitraG. coronula
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| Template:Taxonomy/GeomitraGeomitra coronula (Lowe, 1852)
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Geomitra coronula is a species of air-breathing land snail in the family Geomitridae.[2][3]
Distribution
Geomitra coronula is endemic to the Madeira Archipelago, where it is only found on the Desertas Islands. It was originally described by English malacologist Richard Thomas Lowe in 1852, from Quaternary fossil deposits found in the southern part of Bugio Island.
Description
It has a conical white shell, 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) in width and 3.5–4.5 mm (0.14–0.18 in) in length, with five whorls.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Geomitra coronula". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339307312.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Geomitra coronula (R. T. Lowe, 1852)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2026. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1042173.
- ↑ Bank, R.A.; Neubert, E. (2017), Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe, MolluscaBase
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q81850335 entry
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