Discus guerinianus
| Discus guerinianus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Punctoidea |
| Family: | Discidae |
| Genus: | Discus |
| Species: | Discus 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.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal.[1]
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 2 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.
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