Disculella spirulina

Disculella spirulina is a species of gastropod in the Geomitridae family. [2]

Ochthephila spirulina
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D. spirulina
Binomial name
Disculella spirulina
(Cockerell, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Geomitra (Disculella) spirulina T. D. A. Cockerell, 1921 (basionym)
  • Helix (Placentula) spirorbis R. T. Lowe, 1852
  • Ochthephila spirulina (Cockerell, 1921)

It is endemic to the island Madeira, Portugal. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Disculella spirulina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T40043A10310451. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T40043A10310451.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Disculella spirulina (T. D. A. Cockerell, 1921). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002366 on 2022-07-19
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017
  • Cameron, R. A. D., Teixeira, D., Pokryszko, B., Silva, I. & Groh, K. (2021). An annotated checklist of the extant and Quaternary land molluscs of the Desertas Islands, Madeiran Archipelago. Journal of Conchology. 44(1): 53-70.


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