Thersites mitchellae

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	MOLLUSCA	GASTROPODA	STYLOMMATOPHORA	CAMAENIDAE

Scientific Name:

Thersites mitchellae

Species Authority:

Cox, 1864

Common Name/s:

English

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Mitchell's Rainforest Snail

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered C2a ver 2.3

Year Published:

1996

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Stanisic, J.

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1994

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Endangered (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Thersites mitchellae has a restricted distribution, occurring only on the coastal plain of far northeastern New South Wales, Australia. The species' historical extent of occurrence is estimated as less than 400 km², while the current area of occupancy is estimated to be less than 5 km² (Murphy 2002).
Countries:	Native: Australia (New South Wales)
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The species occurs in lowland subtropical rainforest and swamp forest habitats (Murphy 2002).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Much of the surviving habitat is small and severely fragmented. Much of this is at risk from development (Murphy 2002). Additional threats have been identified including habitat degradation by fire, exotic weeds, and predation of snails by introduced rats (Murphy 2002).

Major Threat(s):

Much of the surviving habitat is small and severely fragmented. Much of this is at risk from development (Murphy 2002). Additional threats have been identified including habitat degradation by fire, exotic weeds, and predation of snails by introduced rats (Murphy 2002).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Thersites mitchellae has been officially protected by New South Wales law since 1997 (listed as Endangered under the New South Wales Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995). A recovery plan for the species has been prepared and was approved by the New South Wales government in July 2001 (Murphy 2002).

Conservation Actions:

Thersites mitchellae has been officially protected by New South Wales law since 1997 (listed as Endangered under the New South Wales Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995). A recovery plan for the species has been prepared and was approved by the New South Wales government in July 2001 (Murphy 2002).

Citation:	Stanisic, J. 1996. Thersites mitchellae. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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