Discula

Updated on Nov 13, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Helicoidea Phylum Mollusca		Class Gastropoda Family Hygromiidae Rank Genus
Similar Caseolus, Hygromiidae, Actinella, Canariella, Leptaxis

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Discula is a genus of small land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.

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Shell description

The shell of these snails is shaped rather like a discus, or a lens, with a sharp edge around the periphery of the whorls.

Species

Species in the genus Discula include:

Discula attrita

Discula bulweri

Discula calcigena

Discula cheiranthicola

Discula cockerelli

Discula leacockiana

Discula lyelliana

Discula polymorpha

Discula pulvinata

Discula rotula

Discula tabellata

Discula tectiformis

Discula testudinalis

Discula tetrica

synonyms:

Discula bicarinata is a synonym for Hystricella bicarinata (Sowerby, 1824)

Discula echinulata is a synonym for Hystricella echinulata

Discula oxytropis is a synonym for Hystricella oxytropis

Discula turricula is a synonym for Hystricella turricula (R. T. Lowe, 1831)

Note

The name Discula is ambiguous and also refers to a genus of fungi in the family Valsaceae to which belongs the plant pathogen dogwood anthracnose Discula destructiva.

References

Discula Wikipedia

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