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Discula lyelliana (R. T. Lowe 1852)

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Discula lyelliana

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Discula lyelliana is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae.

Discula lyelliana was listed as Critically endangered possibly extinct in the 2011 IUCN Red List,[1] before it was rediscovered, and is now part of a breeding and reintroduction programme.[2]

Distribustion

This species is endemic to Deserta Grande Island, Madeira.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Seddon, M. (2011). "Discula lyelliana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T6730A12801850. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T6730A12801850.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Conservationists rescue two species of snail thought to be extinct for 100 years". The Independent. 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
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Discula lyelliana: Brief Summary

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Discula lyelliana is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae.

Discula lyelliana was listed as Critically endangered possibly extinct in the 2011 IUCN Red List, before it was rediscovered, and is now part of a breeding and reintroduction programme.

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