Biology:Discus retextus

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Short description: Extinct species of gastropod

Discus retextus
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D. retextus
Binomial name
Discus retextus
(Shuttleworth, 1852)

Discus retextus is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Discidae, the disk snails.

Discus retextus is considered to be extinct.[1]

Distribution

This species was endemic to La Palma, Canary Islands.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Fontaine B., Bouchet P., Van Achterberg K., Alonso-Zarazaga M. A., Araujo R. et al. (2007). "The European union’s 2010 target: Putting rare species in focus." Biological Conservation 139: 167-185. Table 2 on the page 173. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2007.06.012. PDF.

Wikidata ☰ Q5282108 entry