Opacuincola dulcinella

Opacuincola dulcinella

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. dulcinella
Binomial name
Opacuincola dulcinella
Martin Haase, 2008[2]
Synonyms
  • Hydrobiidae sp. 11 (M.174101)

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

Habitat

This snail has been found in two caves in very close proximity within a 1 km² area in Pohara, Takaka . The population trend of this snail is unknown at present but it is regarded as potentially threatened by urban development and groundwater removal and contamination.[3]

Conservation Status

In 2013 the Department of Conservation classified Opacuincola dulcinella 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 what is regarded as one location and is also classified as Data Poor under the threat classification 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 dulcinella". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

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