Canaridiscus engonatus explained

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

Canaridiscus engonatus was listed as Data deficient in the 1996 IUCN Red List, and was later considered to be extinct.^{[1] [2]} The present IUCN status is Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct).

Distribution

This species was endemic to Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Notes and References

1. Alonso R. & Ibanez M. (1996). Discus engonata. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. . Downloaded on 13 January 2011.
2. 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. . PDF.