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Discus whitneyi (Newcomb, 1864)
Forest Disc
Family: Discidae
Species account author: Robert Forsyth.

Photograph

© Robert Forsyth     (Photo ID #324)

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Distribution of Discus whitneyi in British Columbia in British Columbia

Species Information

Shell small, disc-shaped, brown, with growth lines and ribs that extend equally strongly onto the base of the shell.

Habitat


Forests

Distribution


North America

Status Information

Origin StatusProvincial StatusBC List
(Red Blue List)
COSEWIC
NativeS5YellowNot Listed



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Synonyms and Alternate Names

Discus cronkhitei Baxter (1987)
Gonyodiscus cronkhitei Berry (1922)
Pyramidula cronkhitei Dall (1905)
Pyramidula striatella

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