Neoplanorbis tantillus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	MOLLUSCA	GASTROPODA	HYGROPHILA	PLANORBIDAE

Scientific Name:

Neoplanorbis tantillus

Species Authority:

Pilsbry, 1906

Common Name/s:

English

–

Little Flat-top Snail

Taxonomic Notes:

Genetic examination of the molecular phylogeny of global Planorboidea at the COI and 18S molecular markers indicates that all North American taxa within the subfamily Planorbinae form a well-supported clade, as yet unnamed, but termed C-Clade, although the genus Neoplanorbis was not included in the assessment (Albrecht et al. 2007). There is some question as to whether Neoplanorbis and Amphigyra are separate genera or whether there is more than one species involved in this complex (M. Gordon pers. comm. 2010).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Extinct ver 3.1

Year Published:

2012

Assessor/s:

Cordeiro, J. & Perez, K.

Reviewer/s:

Bohm, M., Seddon, M. & Collen, B.

Contributor/s:

Dyer, E., Soulsby, A.-M., Whitton, F., Kasthala, G., McGuinness, S., Milligan, HT, De Silva, R., Herdson, R., Thorley, J., McMillan, K., Collins, A., Offord, S., Duncan, C. & Richman, N.

Justification:
Neoplanorbis tantillus has been assessed as Extinct. It is believed to have been extinct since impoundment of the Coosa River, Alabama, to which it was formerly endemic (Mirarchi 2004) as it has not been found during any surveys.

History:

1996	–	Critically Endangered
1994	–	Indeterminate (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species was formerly endemic to Coosa River, Alabama, but has not been reported despite surveys since the river was impounded (Mirarchi 2004).
Countries:	Regionally extinct: United States (Alabama)
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Population [top]

Population:	Burch (1989) cites the Coosa River, Alabama, as the distribution of this species. It is now considered to be extinct following surveys of formerly known locations.

Population:

Burch (1989) cites the Coosa River, Alabama, as the distribution of this species. It is now considered to be extinct following surveys of formerly known locations.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species formerly occurred in the Coosa River in shoal habitats (Mirarchi 2004).
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Past impoundment of its habitat was the main threat to this species and has ultimately led to its extinction. The Coosa River was impounded several times, first in 1914 (Lay Lake) and most recently in 1967 (Lake Bouldin) (J. Cordeiro pers. comm. 2012).

Major Threat(s):

Past impoundment of its habitat was the main threat to this species and has ultimately led to its extinction. The Coosa River was impounded several times, first in 1914 (Lay Lake) and most recently in 1967 (Lake Bouldin) (J. Cordeiro pers. comm. 2012).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species has been assigned a NatureServe Global Heritage Status Rank of GX - Presumed Extinct (NatureServe 2009). There are no species-specific conservation measures in place.

Conservation Actions:

This species has been assigned a NatureServe Global Heritage Status Rank of GX - Presumed Extinct (NatureServe 2009). There are no species-specific conservation measures in place.

Citation:	Cordeiro, J. & Perez, K. 2012. Neoplanorbis tantillus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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