| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | MOLLUSCA | GASTROPODA | LITTORINIMORPHA | COCHLIOPIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Heleobia spinellii |
| Species Authority: | (Gredler, 1859) |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Extinct ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2010 |
| Assessor/s: | Cianfanelli, S. |
| Reviewer/s: | Seddon, M., Aldridge, D., von Proschwitz, T. & Cuttelod, A. |
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Justification: This species is endemic to Italy, where it was originally recorded from a single site in the alpine region. Currently it is considered Extinct as it has not been recorded since 1850 despite survey efforts in the region over the last 30 years. It is listed on the Italian Red List as Extinct (CK Map 5.3.8, Manganelli et al. 2000). |
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| Range Description: | This species is endemic to Italy. Specifically it was found within the alpine region of Lombardy between Lake Garda and Lake Idro. It has not been recorded since 1850 and hence is considered to be Extinct. |
| Countries: |
Regionally extinct:
Italy
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| Population: | This species was restricted to a small area and has not been recorded since 1850. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This freshwater mollusc was originally recorded as living in standing marsh water (CK Map 5.3.8). |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | The species is considered Extinct as it hasn't been found again since 1850. The causes of its extinction are uncertain, but the habitat has probably been lost. |
| Conservation Actions: | No specific conservation measures are known. This species is assessed as Extinct in the Italian Red List (CK Map 5.3.8). |
| Citation: | Cianfanelli, S. 2010. Heleobia spinellii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012. |
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