Opacuincola cervicesmadentes

Opacuincola cervicesmadentes

Nationally Critical (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Truncatelloidea
Family: Hydrobiidae
Genus: Opacuincola
Species: O. cervicesmadentes
Binomial name
Opacuincola cervicesmadentes
Martin Haase, 2008[2]
Synonyms
  • Hydrobiidae sp. 15 (M.174119)

Opacuincola cervicesmadentes is a critically endangered species of fresh water snail native to New Zealand.[1]

Habitat

This snail has been found in only one location at the Charing Cross entrance of Wet Neck Cave, west of Mangarakau and Collingwood. The population trend of this snail is unknown at present but it is regarded as potentially threatened by habitat destruction, agricultural work and caving pursuits.[3]

Conservation Status

In 2013 the Department of Conservation classified Opacuincola cervicesmadentes as Nationally Critical under the New Zealand Threat Classification System. The species was judged as meeting the criteria for Nationally Critical threat status as a result of it occupying a total area of less than 1 hectare. It is found only in one location and is also classified as Data Poor under that system.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Grainger, Natasha; Collier, Kevin; Hitchmough, Rod; Harding, Jon; Smith, Brian; Sutherland, Darin (May 2014). "Conservation status of New Zealand freshwater invertebrates, 2013" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series 8. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. ISSN 2324-1713. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Haase, Martin (February 2008). "The radiation of hydrobiid gastropods in New Zealand: A revision including the description of new species based on morphology and mtDNA sequence information". Systematics and Biodiversity. 6 (1): 99–159. doi:10.1017/S1477200007002630.
  3. ↑ Collier, K. "Opacuincola cervicesmadentes". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
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