Discula testudinalis

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Discula testudinalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Discula
Species:
D. testudinalis
Binomial name
Discula testudinalis
Pfeiffer, 1853

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

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Distribution

This species occurs in Portugal (Madeira).

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 critically endangered, as mentioned in annex IV of Habitats Directive.

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References

  1. Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Discula testudinalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T6722A12800171. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T6722A12800171.en .