Canaridiscus retextus

Canaridiscus retextus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Discidae
Genus:	Canaridiscus
Species:	C. retextus
Binomial name
Canaridiscus retextus (Shuttleworth, 1852) [2]
Synonyms
Atlantica retexta (Shuttleworth, 1852) Discus retextus (Shuttleworth, 1852) Helix retexta Shuttleworth, 1852

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

Canaridiscus retextus is considered to be extinct. ^[3]

Distribution

This species was endemic to La Palma, Canary Islands.

References

1. Groh, K. (2017). "Atlantica retexta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T171112A1321424. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T171112A1321424.en . Retrieved 19 June 2023.
2. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). Canaridiscus retextus (Shuttleworth, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002002 on 2023-06-19
3. 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 Conservation139: 167-185. Table 2 on the page 173. doi : 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.06.012. PDF.