Discula tabellata
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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Species: | Discula tabellata
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Discula tabellata (R. T. Lowe, 1852)
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Discula tabellata is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.
Distribution
This species occurs in Madeira, Portugal.[2]
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 endangered, as mentioned in annexes II and IV of Habitats Directive.
References
- ^ Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Discula tabellata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. IUCN: e. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ Seddon M. B. (1996). "Discula tabellata". In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 14 June 2010.