Priodiscus Explained

Priodiscus is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Streptaxidae.

Distribution

The genus Priodiscus is endemic to the Seychelles.^[1]

Species

There are three^[2] species within the genus Priodiscus and they include:

• Priodiscus costatus^[2]
• Priodiscus serratus (Adams, 1868)^{[3] [2]}
• Priodiscus spinatus^[2]

Further reading

• Gerlach J. (1995). "The taxonomy and affinities of the genus Priodiscus (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Streptaxidae)". Journal of Conchology, London 35: 357-368.

Notes and References

1. Sutcharit C., Naggs F., Wade C. M., Fontanilla I. & Panha S. (2010). "The new family Diapheridae, a new species of Diaphera Albers from Thailand, and the position of the Diapheridae within a molecular phylogeny of the Streptaxoidea (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160: 1-16. .
2. Gerlach J. & Bruggen A. C. van (1999). "Streptaxidae Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata) of the Seychelles Islands, western Indian Ocean". Zoologische Verhandelingen 328: 1-60. abstract, PDF.
3. Gerlach J. (2006). Priodiscus serratus. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. . Retrieved 6 September 2010.