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Discus macclintocki

Mollusks

Discus macclintocki is a species of land snail in the family Discidae, commonly known as the Iowa Pleistocene snail or Pleistocene disc. It occurs in Iowa and Illinois in the United States and is a federally listed endangered species. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G1 Critically Imperiled 1
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Scientific Name
Discus macclintocki 3
Conservation Status
Endangered 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Gastropoda, Taxa
Source Discus macclintocki (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. NatureServe Explorer: Discus macclintocki
NatureServe Explorer
  • Global rank (roundedGRank)
    "roundedGRank": "G1"
  • Animal characteristics: food habits
    Birch and maple leaves
  • Food Habits
    Birch and maple leaves
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Discus macclintocki (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q4754 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Gastropoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Gastropoda
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 44
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 44
"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Mollusca","class":"Gastropoda","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Snails And Conches","language":"EN"},{"name":"Escargots Et Strombes","language":"FR"},{"name":"Caracoles Y Conchas","language":"ES"},{"name":"腹足纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Discus macclintocki (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Quote, Introduction
It occurs in Iowa and Illinois in the United States. It is a federally listed endangered species.
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Stylommatophora
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 74
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 74
"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Mollusca","class":"Gastropoda","order":"Stylommatophora","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"柄眼目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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