Abida ateni

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	STYLOMMATOPHORA	CHONDRINIDAE

Scientific Name:

Abida ateni

Species Authority:

E. Gittenberger, 1973

Common Name/s:

French

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Maillot d'Aspe

Taxonomic Notes:

Abida ateni was considered to be a subspecies of Abida secale by Fauna Europeae (Bank et al. 2006). However, here, we follow Kokshoorn and Gittenberger (2010) who consider them to be distinct species.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published:	2011
Assessor/s:	Gargominy, O.
Reviewer/s:	Neubert, E. & Cuttelod, A.
Contributor/s:
Justification: The species has an extent of occurrence of 11 km² and is only found at three locations. The population size and trend are currently unknown, but there are potential threats coming from quarrying and road enlargement. It is therefore assessed as Vulnerable (VU) D2.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This French endemic occurs in the Aspe valley, in the Western Pyrenees (Pyrénées Atlantiques).
Countries:	Native: France (France (mainland))
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Population [top]

Population:	There are no population data available.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is a rock-dwelling species living on limestone.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Quarrying and road enlargement might affect the few known localities.

Major Threat(s):

Quarrying and road enlargement might affect the few known localities.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species is protected under the French law. However, there is no specific conservation plan for this species.

Conservation Actions:

The species is protected under the French law. However, there is no specific conservation plan for this species.

Citation:	Gargominy, O. 2011. Abida ateni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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