Discula lyelliana

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Discula lyelliana
Status iucn3.1 CR.svg
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Discula
Species:
D. lyelliana
Binomial name
Discula lyelliana
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)

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

Discula lyelliana was listed as Critically endangered possibly extinct in the 2011 IUCN Red List , [1] before it was rediscovered, and is now part of a breeding and reintroduction programme. [2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Deserta Grande Island, Madeira. [1]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Extinct in the wild</span> IUCN conservation category

A species that is extinct in the wild (EW) is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as only consisting of living members kept in captivity or as a naturalized population outside its historic range. Classification requires exhaustive surveys conducted within the species' known habitat with consideration given to seasonality, time of day, and life cycle. Once a species is classified as EW, the only way for it to be downgraded is through reintroduction.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Seddon, M. (2011). "Discula lyelliana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T6730A12801850. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T6730A12801850.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Conservationists rescue two species of snail thought to be extinct for 100 years". The Independent. 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2021-12-03.


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