Atlantica gueriniana
(Redirected from Discus guerinianus)
| Madeiran land snail | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Gastrodontidae |
| Genus: | Atlantica |
| Species: | A. gueriniana
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| Binomial name | |
| Atlantica gueriniana (R. T. Lowe, 1852)
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Atlantica gueriniana is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk presently in the family Gastrodontidae,[2][3] but formerly in Discidae, the disk snails.[1]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal.[1][4]
Shell description
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]This species is mentioned in annexes IV and IV of the Habitats Directive.[4]
References
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- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Atlantica gueriniana (R. T. Lowe, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002131 on 2023-06-19
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