Family Discidae (Disc snails)

Domain: EucaryaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: MolluscaClass: GastropodaOrder: Stylommatophora Phenology

Discidae Species Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Species Common Name Photo Where? Phenology
Anguispira alabamaAlabama disc snail(NA) HerePhenology
Anguispira alternataFlamed tiger snail(NA) HerePhenology
Anguispira jessicaMountain disc(NA) HerePhenology
Anguispira knoxensisRustic disc(NA) HerePhenology
Anguispira mordaxAppalachian disc(NA) HerePhenology
Discus bryantiSawtooth disc snail(NA) HerePhenology
Discus clappiChanneled disc snail(NA) HerePhenology
Discus nigrimontanusBlack mountain disc snail(NA) HerePhenology
Discus patulusDomed disc land snail(NA) HerePhenology

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Note: Taxa on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park taxa from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered
in the Biodiversity Database.

In Case You Didn't Know ...
These are disc shaped, air-breathing, land snails.


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