Assiminea eliae

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	LITTORINIMORPHA	ASSIMINEIDAE

Scientific Name:	Assiminea eliae
Species Authority:	Paladilhe, 1875
Taxonomic Notes:	This species has been confused with Assiminea grayana in part of the range (Falkner et al. 2002).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Prie, V.
Reviewer/s:	Seddon, M., Rolán, E. & George, S.
Contributor/s:	Seddon, M.
Justification: This species has been recorded from France, Spain as well as the Atlantic Islands and is through to be widely distributed in suitable habitats, which are relatively localised on the Atlantic coast from La Rochelle (France) south to Morocco, MNHN, leg. Gofas). Although these brackish habitats are under pressure from habitat change (infrastructure developments), the species is not known to be threatened and so it is listed as Least Concern. As an Atlantic coast species it is not thought to be present in the Mediterranean basin.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species has been recorded from France, Spain as well as the Atlantic Islands. Falkner et al. (2002) described it as widely distributed on the Atlantic coast, from La Rochelle (France, Paladilhe 1877) to Cadix (Spain), Ria de Arosa (Galicia, Cadée 1968 in Falkner et al. 2002) and Tanger (Morocco, MNHN, leg. Gofas). It is likely to be widespread on the Atlantic shoreline from France to Morocco at 4 detailed recorded locations. Due to a lack of research, further sites need to be added to the range in Spain and Portugal to improve the map.
Countries:	Native: France (France (mainland)); Morocco; Portugal (Azores, Madeira, Portugal (mainland)); Spain (Spain (mainland))
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no specific data on population status.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is mainly found in coastal areas, on the edge of lagoons, within interstitial waters on the stony areas of beaches, sometimes covered by salt-tolerant vegetation.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species lives in a restricted habitat that is often modified for recreational purposes or for industrial development, however given the widespread distribution only parts of the population are impacted by these threats.

Major Threat(s):

This species lives in a restricted habitat that is often modified for recreational purposes or for industrial development, however given the widespread distribution only parts of the population are impacted by these threats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	No conservation actions are in place for this species, although some localities will lie within protected areas, as lagoonal habitats are protected in some countries. More knowledge is needed on the species distribution, life history and ecology.

Conservation Actions:

No conservation actions are in place for this species, although some localities will lie within protected areas, as lagoonal habitats are protected in some countries. More knowledge is needed on the species distribution, life history and ecology.

Citation:	Prie, V. 2010. Assiminea eliae. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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