Bulimulus rugiferus
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | MOLLUSCA | GASTROPODA | STYLOMMATOPHORA | ORTHALICIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Bulimulus rugiferus |
| Species Authority: | (Sowerby, 1833) |
| Taxonomic Notes: | Synonym = Naesiotus rugiferus. |
Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 | |||||||||
| Year Published: | 2003 | |||||||||
| Assessor/s: | Parent, C. | |||||||||
| Reviewer/s: | Coppois, G. & Seddon, M.B. (Mollusc Red List Authority) | |||||||||
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Justification: Bulimulus rugiferus is endemic to Santa Cruz and Santiago Islands in the Galápagos Islands. It was not found alive over the past three years of collecting on Galápagos Islands. However, only one month was spent collecting on Santiago Island, so the species' presence may have been overlooked. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | Bulimulus rugiferus is endemic to the Galápagos Islands of Santa Cruz and Santiago. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Ecuador (Galápagos)
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Population [top]
| Population: | It has not been recorded in recent collecting on Galápagos Islands. However, neither Santa Cruz nor Santiago Islands were surveyed extensively surveyed, therefore it may have been overlooked. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: | Arid zone. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | Habitat alteration and/or destruction by human activities (mostly farming) and introduced species. |
Bibliography [top]
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Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B (editors and compilers). 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. Dall, W.H. 1896. Insular land-shell faunas, especially as illustrated by the data obtained by Dr. G. Baur in the Galapagos Islands. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia: 395-460. Dall, W.H. 1900. Additions to the insular land-shell faunas of the Pacific coast, especially of the Galapagos and Cocos Islands. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 88-106. Groombridge, B. (ed.). 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. IUCN. 2003. 2003 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 18 November 2003. IUCN. 2003. 2003 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 18 November 2003. Odhner, N. 1951. Studies on Galapagos Bulimulids. Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 253-268. Sowerby, 1833. Characters of new species of Mollusca and chonchifera collected by Mr. Cuming. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1: 70-74. |
| Citation: | Parent, C. 2003. Bulimulus rugiferus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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