Discula testudinalis

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Discula testudinalis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Family: Hygromiidae Genus: Discula Species: Discula testudinalis
Binomial name
Discula testudinalis Pfeiffer, 1853

Discula testudinalis a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails.

Contents 1 Distribution 2 Habitat 3 Shell description 4 Conservation status 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Distribution

Portugal (Madeira).

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[edit] 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.

[edit] Conservation status

This species is critically endangered, as mentioned in annex IV of Habitats Directive.

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[edit] External links