Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Hygromiidae Scientific name Hystricella turricula | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Helicoidea Subfamily Geomitrinae Rank Species | |
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Hystricella turricula is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae. This species is indigenous to Madeira.
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Shell description
The shell of these snails is shaped like a discus, or a lens, with a sharp edge around the periphery of the whorls.
Conservation status
This species is mentioned in annex IV of the Habitats Directive.
References
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