Discula

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Discula
File:Discula polymorpha 01.JPG
Discula polymorpha shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Discula
R. T. Lowe, 1852[1]

Discula is a genus of small land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae.[2][3]

Shell description

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The shell of these snails is shaped rather like a discus, or a lens, with a sharp edge around the periphery of the whorls.

Species

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Species in the genus Discula include:

synonyms:

The name Discula is ambiguous and also refers to a genus of fungi in the family Valsaceae to which belongs the plant pathogen dogwood anthracnose Discula destructiva.

References

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  1. ^ Lowe R. T. (1852). Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (2)9: 116.
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  3. ^ Discula R. T. Lowe, 1852. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 December 2018.
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Further reading

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