Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Hygromiidae Scientific name Discula rotula | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Helicoidea Genus Discula Rank Species | |
Similar Caseolus, Actinella, Hygromiidae, Helicella | ||
Discula rotula is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.
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Habitat
This species is endemic to the Porto Santo Island, Madeira, Portugal, where it can be found under rocks.
Description
The shell of this snail has a discoid shape with small transversal grooves and some granules scattered along the sutures. This brownish-yellow shell is somewhat concave at its base. The oblique aperture has an oval shape. The shell is characteristic by its horizontal stripe on the last body whorl and two stripes at its base.
References
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