Discula tabellata

Last updated

Discula tabellata
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.295476 - Discula (Discula) tabellata (Lowe, 1852) - Hygromiidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
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. 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.

Contents

Distribution

This species occurs in Madeira, Portugal. [1]

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.

Related Research Articles

<i>Discula</i> Genus of gastropods

Discula is a genus of small land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae.

Discula leacockiana is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae.

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

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

<i>Discula lyelliana</i> Species of gastropod

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

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

Madeiran land snail is a common name which has been given to several different species of terrestrial gastropods, air-breathing land snails:

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

<i>Fluxinella discula</i> Species of gastropod

Fluxinella discula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.

<i>Fluxinella</i> Genus of gastropods

Fluxinella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the tribe Fluxinellini ( of the subfamily Seguenziinae in the family Seguenziidae.

<i>Discula destructiva</i> Species of fungus

Discula destructiva is a fungus in the family Gnomoniaceae which causes dogwood anthracnose, affecting populations of dogwood trees native to North America.

<i>Basilissa</i> (gastropod) Genus of molluscs

Basilissa is a genus of extremely small deep water sea snails. They are marine gastropod mollusks in the family Seguenziidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Geomitridae</span> Family of gastropods

Geomitridae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.

References

  1. 1 2 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.