Discus guerinianus
Discus guerinianus is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Discidae, the disk snails.[2]
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Species: | Discus guerinianus |
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| Discus guerinianus (R. T. Lowe, 1852) | |
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.
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References
- 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.
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