Testudodiscula testudinalis

Madeiran land snail
Testudodiscula testudinalis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Geomitridae
Genus:	Testudodiscula Brozzo, De Mattia, Harl & Neiber, 2020
Species:	T. testudinalis
Binomial name
Testudodiscula testudinalis (R. T. Lowe, 1852)
Synonyms
Discula testudinalis (R. T. Lowe, 1852) Helix testudinalis R. T. Lowe, 1852

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

Distribution

This species is endemic to the island of Madeira, Portugal.

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.

References

1. Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Testudodiscula testudinalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T6722A12800171. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T6722A12800171.en . Retrieved 20 June 2023.