Hadopyrgus rawhiti
| Hadopyrgus rawhiti | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Truncatelloidea |
| Family: | Hydrobiidae |
| Genus: | Hadopyrgus |
| Species: | H. rawhiti |
| Binomial name | |
| Hadopyrgus rawhiti Martin Haase, 2008[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hadopyrgus rawhiti is a critically endangered species of freshwater snail native to New Zealand.
Habitat
This snail has been found in only one location:[3] a seepage by a waterfall in a stream between Hopewell & Raetihi, behind Double Bay, Kenepuru Sound.[4] The population trend of this snail is currently unknown, but it is considered potentially threatened by habitat destruction.[3]
Conservation status
In 2013 the Department of Conservation classified Hadopyrgus rawhiti as Nationally Critical under the New Zealand Threat Classification System: the criteria for being considered critically endangered were the species only being found in one location which was less than 1 ha in size.[1]
References
- 1 2 Grainger, Natasha; Collier, Kevin; Hitchmough, Rod; Harding, Jon; Smith, Brian; Sutherland, Darin (May 2014). "Conservation status of New Zealand freshwater invertebrates, 2013". New Zealand Threat Classification Series 8 (Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation). ISSN 2324-1713.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Collier, K. "Hadopyrgus rawhiti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ↑ "Object: Freshwater snail, Hadopyrgus rawhiti Haase, 2008; holotype". Te Papa Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
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