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Pachymelania byronensis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA MOLLUSCA GASTROPODA SORBEOCONCHA THIARIDAE

Scientific Name: Pachymelania byronensis
Species Authority: (Wood, 1828)
Synonym/s:
Strombus byronensis Wood, 1828

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2010
Assessor/s: Kristensen, T.K. & Stensgaard, A-S.
Reviewer/s: Seddon, M. & McIvor, A.
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Justification:
This is a widespread species with no known major widespread threats however it is thought to be locally threatened in the Niger delta.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is found from Côte d'Ivoire to Sierra Leone, Cameroon and Guinea (see Bandel and Kowalke 1999 and references therein).
Countries:
Native:
Benin; Cameroon; Côte d'Ivoire; Ghana; Guinea; Liberia; Nigeria; Sierra Leone; Togo
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Population [top]

Population: No information available.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This species is found in brackish waters on the west African coast. It is adapted to low salinity.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Human induced habitat degradation is a likely threat. Petroleum drilling could also represent a threat (Ekpo and Uzegbu 2004).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None known. It would be valuable with more information about taxonomy, population sizes and distribution, ecology, biology and threats.
Citation: Kristensen, T.K. & Stensgaard, A-S. 2010. Pachymelania byronensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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