Canaridiscus engonatus

Canaridiscus engonatus is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Discidae, the disk snails.

Canaridiscus engonatus
Conservation status
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Discidae
Genus:	Canaridiscus
Species:	C. engonatus
Binomial name
Canaridiscus engonatus (Shuttleworth, 1852)
Synonyms
Atlantica engonata Atlantica engonatus Discus engonata Helix engonata Patula engonata

Canaridiscus engonatus was listed as Data deficient in the 1996 IUCN Red List,^[1] and was later considered to be extinct.^[2][3] The present IUCN status is Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct).^[1]

Distribution

This species was endemic to Tenerife, Canary Islands.

References

1. Groh, K. (2017). "Atlantica engonata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T6739A76141846. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T6739A76141846.en. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
2. Alonso R. & Ibanez M. (1996). Discus engonata. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 13 January 2011.
3. Fontaine B., Bouchet P., Van Achterberg K., Alonso-Zarazaga M. A., Araujo R. et al. (2007). "The European union’s 2010 target: Putting rare species in focus." Biological Conservation 139: 167-185. Table 2 on the page 173. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2007.06.012. PDF.