Leptoxis compacta

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA MOLLUSCA GASTROPODA SORBEOCONCHA PLEUROCERIDAE

Scientific Name: Leptoxis compacta
Species Authority: (Anthony, 1854)
Common Name/s:
English – Oblong Rocksnail

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct     ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 2000
Assessor/s: Bogan, A.E. (Mollusc Specialist Group)
Reviewer/s: Seddon, M.B. & Bogan, A.E. (Mollusc Red List Authority)
Justification:
Listed as Critically Endangered in 1996 (Baillie and Groombridge 1996) due to lack of survey information. Recent surveys indicate that it is Extinct.
History:
1996 – Critically Endangered
1994 – Indeterminate (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Regionally extinct:
United States (Alabama)

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Freshwater
Citation: Bogan, A.E. 2000. Leptoxis compacta. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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