| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | MOLLUSCA | GASTROPODA | STYLOMMATOPHORA | CERASTIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Pachnodus curiosus |
| Species Authority: | Gerlach, 2003 |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Extinct ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2009 |
| Assessor/s: | Gerlach, J. |
| Reviewer/s: | Miller, R.M., Pollock, C.M. & Seddon, M. |
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Justification: The species is known only from subfossil material; extinction probably occurred in the early 1800s as a result of fires which eliminated all forest habitats on the island the species inhabited. |
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| Range Description: | A Seychelles endemic, this extinct snail species was known only from Curieuse island. |
| Countries: |
Regionally extinct:
Seychelles (Seychelles (main island group))
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| Population: | This snail species is known only from subfossil material. |
| Habitat and Ecology: | It is suspected that this was probably a lowland forest species. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | Extinction was probably caused by extensive fires in the early 1800s, which destroyed all forest habitat on the island. |
| Citation: | Gerlach, J. 2009. Pachnodus curiosus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012. |
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