Pyrgulopsis olivacea

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA MOLLUSCA GASTROPODA LITTORINIMORPHA HYDROBIIDAE

Scientific Name: Pyrgulopsis olivacea
Species Authority: (Pilsbry, 1895)
Common Name/s:
English Olive Marstonia
Taxonomic Notes: Uncertain taxonomic status. Some confusion as to whether this is a synonym of P. hershleri. Art Bogan (pers. comm.) says it is a good taxon following Hershler (1997). Thompson (1995) maintains this is a subspecies.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Extinct     ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 2000
Assessor/s Mollusc Specialist Group
Evaluator/s: Bogan, A.E. & Seddon, M.B. (Mollusc Red List Authority)
Justification:
Known only from one spring in Huntsville Alabama, this species is now thought to be extinct.
History:
1996 Data Deficient (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1994 Indeterminate (IUCN)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Regionally extinct:
United States (Alabama)

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Freshwater
Citation: Mollusc Specialist Group 2000. Pyrgulopsis olivacea. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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