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Discula tabellata

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Discula tabellata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Discula
Species:
D. tabellata
Binomial name
Discula tabellata
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)

Discula tabellata is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae.

Distribution

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This species occurs in Madeira, Portugal.[1]

Shell description

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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

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This species is endangered, as mentioned in annexes II and IV of Habitats Directive.

References

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  1. ^ a b Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Discula tabellata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T6721A12799890. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T6721A12799890.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.