Discula tabellata

Discula tabellata is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.

Discula tabellata

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Hygromiidae
Genus:
Discula
Species:
Discula tabellata
Binomial name
Discula tabellata
(R. T. Lowe, 1852)

Distribution

This species occurs in Madeira, Portugal.[2]

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.

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References
  1. Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Discula tabellata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e. Retrieved 10 November 2017.{{cite iucn}}: error: malformed |page= identifier (help)
  2. Seddon M. B. (1996). "Discula tabellata". In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 14 June 2010.


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