Atlantica gueriniana
| Madeiran land snail | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Gastrodontidae |
| Genus: | Atlantica |
| Species: | A. gueriniana
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| Binomial name | |
| Atlantica gueriniana (R. T. Lowe, 1852)
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Atlantica gueriniana is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk presently in the family Gastrodontidae,[2][3] but formerly in Discidae, the disk snails.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal.[1][4]
Shell description
[edit]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
[edit]This species is mentioned in annexes IV and IV of the Habitats Directive.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Teixeira, D.; Groh, K.; Seddon, M.B. & Cameron, R. (2017). "Atlantica guerinianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T6735A86008614. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T6735A86008614.en. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Atlantica gueriniana (R. T. Lowe, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002131 on 2023-06-19
- ^ "Discus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
- ^ a b "Discus guerinianus - Lowe, 1852". eunis.eea.europa.eu. European Environment Agency. Retrieved 26 January 2020.