Hystricella turricula
| Hystricella turricula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Hygromiidae |
| Subfamily: | Geomitrinae |
| Tribe: | Geomitrini |
| Genus: | Hystricella |
| Species: | H. turricula |
| Binomial name | |
| Hystricella turricula (R. T. Lowe, 1831) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Discula turricula | |
Hystricella turricula is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae. This species is indigenous to Madeira.[1]
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 mentioned in annex IV of the Habitats Directive.
References
- 1 2 Seddon M. B. (1996). "Hystricella turricula". In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 7 May 2010.
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