Biology:Testudodiscula testudinalis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Madeiran land snail
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Testudodiscula
Brozzo, De Mattia, Harl & Neiber, 2020
Species:
T. testudinalis
Binomial name
Testudodiscula testudinalis
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Discula testudinalis (R. T. Lowe, 1852)
  • R. T. Lowe, 1852 Helix testudinalis

Testudodiscula testudinalis a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Geomitridae.

Distribution

This species is endemic to the island of Madeira, Portugal.

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

Wikidata ☰ Q5282095 entry