Disculella spirulina

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

Disculella spirulina
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Geomitridae
Genus:	Disculella
Species:	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 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

• 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