Truncatellina arcyensis

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	VERTIGINIDAE

Scientific Name:	Truncatellina arcyensis
Species Authority:	Klemm, 1943
Taxonomic Notes:	The taxonomic validity of this species needs to be fully investigated, especially at the molecular level.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2011

Assessor/s:

Gargominy, O.

Reviewer/s:

Neubert, E. & Cuttelod, A.

Contributor/s:

Justification:
This species has a very restricted area (EOO of about 110 km² and AOO = 24 km²) and it is only known from three locations. The quality of its habitat if declining, due to the changes in agriculture practices. It is therefore considered as Endangered (EN) B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii).

History:

1996	–	Endangered
1990	–	Indeterminate (IUCN 1990)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to a restricted area, south of Auxerre (Yonne, France).
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 occurs mainly in dry meadows.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Abandonment of agricultural land and the resulting change in vegetation affect it.

Major Threat(s):

Abandonment of agricultural land and the resulting change in vegetation affect it.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is protected by French law, but there are no specific conservation action plan. More research is needed on the population, distribution and taxonomy of this species.

Conservation Actions:

This species is protected by French law, but there are no specific conservation action plan. More research is needed on the population, distribution and taxonomy of this species.

Citation:	Gargominy, O. 2011. Truncatellina arcyensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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