Taylorconcha serpenticola
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
MOLLUSCA |
GASTROPODA |
LITTORINIMORPHA |
HYDROBIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Taylorconcha serpenticola |
| Species Authority: |
Herschler, Frest, Johannes, Bowler & Thompson, 1994 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Bliss Rapid Snail |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Vulnerable
D2
ver 2.3
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| Year Published: |
2000 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: |
Bogan, A.E. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Seddon, M.B. (Mollusc Red List Authority) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
This species requires a free-flowing, cold water environments. It lives on stable rocks in flowing waters in the free flowing reaches of the Snake River and in several cold-water springs in the Hagerman Valley. During the daytime, the snail resides on the sides and undersides of rocks.
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
This species habitat is subjected to modification and deteriorating water quality from altered natural flow conditions and water pollution.
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