Disculella spirulina
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Disculella
| species = spirulina
| authority = (Cockerell, 1921)
| synonyms =
- Geomitra (Disculella) spirulina T. D. A. Cockerell, 1921 (basionym)
- Helix (Placentula) spirorbis R. T. Lowe, 1852
- Ochthephila spirulina (Cockerell, 1921)
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Disculella spirulina is a species of gastropod in the Geomitridae family.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
It is endemic to the island Madeira, Portugal. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
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- Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 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.
External links
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1712112 Cockerell, T. D. A. (1921). The helicoid group Disculella Pilsbry. The Nautilus. 35(1): 12-13]
- [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2362893 Lowe, R. T. (1852). Brief diagnostic notices of new Maderan land shells. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (2) 9 (50): 112-120; (2) 9 (52): 275-279. London]
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Category:Endemic fauna of Madeira
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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