Discula tabellata
Discula tabellata is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae.
| Discula tabellata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Geomitridae |
| Genus: | Discula |
| Species: | D. tabellata |
| Binomial name | |
| Discula tabellata (R. T. Lowe, 1852) | |
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.
References
- Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Discula tabellata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T6721A12799890. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T6721A12799890.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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