Discula lyelliana explained

Discula lyelliana is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae.

Discula lyelliana was listed as Critically endangered possibly extinct in the 2011 IUCN Red List, before it was rediscovered, and is now part of a breeding and reintroduction programme.[1]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Deserta Grande Island, Madeira.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-12-02. Conservationists rescue two species of snail thought to be extinct for 100 years. 2021-12-03. The Independent. en.

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