Canaridiscus_retextus

<i>Canaridiscus retextus</i>

Canaridiscus retextus

Extinct species of gastropod

Canaridiscus retextus is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Discidae, the disk snails.

Quick Facts Canaridiscus retextus, Conservation status ...

Canaridiscus retextus is considered to be extinct.[3]


Distribution

This species was endemic to La Palma, Canary Islands.

References

  1. [1]
    Groh, K. (2017). "Atlantica retexta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T171112A1321424. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T171112A1321424.en. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. [2]
    MolluscaBase eds. (2022). Canaridiscus retextus (Shuttleworth, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002002 on 2023-06-19
  3. [3]
    Fontaine B., Bouchet P., Van Achterberg K., Alonso-Zarazaga M. A., Araujo R. et al. (2007). "The European union’s 2010 target: Putting rare species in focus." Biological Conservation 139: 167-185. Table 2 on the page 173. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2007.06.012. PDF.


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