Disculella spirulina is a species of gastropod in the Geomitridae family.[2]
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| Species: | D. spirulina
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| Disculella spirulina (Cockerell, 1921)
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It is endemic to the island Madeira, Portugal. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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 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 edit
- Cockerell, T. D. A. (1921). The helicoid group Disculella Pilsbry. The Nautilus. 35(1): 12-13
- 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