Discus guerinianus
| Discus guerinianus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Discidae |
| Genus: | Discus |
| Species: | D. guerinianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Discus guerinianus (R. T. Lowe, 1852)
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Discus guerinianus is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Discidae, the disk snails.[2]
Distribution[]
This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal.[1][3]
Shell description[]
The shell of these snails is shaped like a discus, or a lens, with a noticeable "edge" around the periphery of the whorls.
Conservation status[]
This species is mentioned in annexes IV and IV of the Habitats Directive.
References[]
- ^ a b Seddon M. B. (2000). "Discus guerinianus". In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 14 June 2010.
- ^ "Discus guerinianus (R.T.Lowe, 1852)". www.gbif.org. GBIF.
- ^ "Discus guerinianus - Lowe, 1852". eunis.eea.europa.eu. European Environment Agency. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Discidae
- Taxa named by Richard Thomas Lowe
- Gastropods described in 1852
- Punctoidea stubs
- Endemic fauna of Madeira
- Molluscs of Madeira