Elimia lachryma

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	MOLLUSCA	GASTROPODA	SORBEOCONCHA	PLEUROCERIDAE

Scientific Name:	Elimia lachryma
Species Authority:	(Reeve, 1861)
Taxonomic Notes:	Also treated under the genus Goniobasis.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Extinct     ver 2.3
Year Published:	2000
Assessor/s:	Bogan, A.E.
Reviewer/s:	Seddon, M.B. (Mollusc Red List Authority)
Justification: Lack of survey information resulted in this species being regarded as Critically Endangered in 1996. Based on survey information it was concluded in 2000 that this species was Extinct. However, in 2005, a news release from The Nature Conservancy indicated that this species had been rediscovered by Jeff Garner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The rediscovery requires confirmation before the species status can be reassessed, but it is likely to be Critically Endangered.

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:	Regionally extinct: United States (Alabama)
Range Map:	Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems:

Freshwater

Bibliography [top]

Hilton-Taylor, C. 2000. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.