Opacuincola dulcinella
Opacuincola dulcinella is a critically endangered species of freshwater snail endemic to New Zealand.
| Opacuincola dulcinella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Tateidae |
| Genus: | Opacuincola |
| Species: | O. dulcinella |
| Binomial name | |
| Opacuincola dulcinella Martin Haase, 2008[2] | |
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Habitat
This snail has been found in two caves in very close proximity within a 1 km² area in Pōhara, near Tākaka. The population trend of this snail is unknown at present but it is regarded as potentially threatened by urban development and groundwater removal and contamination.[3]
Conservation status
In November 2018 the Department of Conservation classified Opacuincola dulcinella as Nationally Critical under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[1] The species was judged as meeting the criteria for Nationally Critical threat status as a result of it occupying a total area of less than 1 hectare. It is found in what is regarded as one location and is also classified as Data Poor under the threat classification system.[1]
References
- Grainger, N.; Harding, J.; Drinan, T.; Collier, K.; Smith, B.; Death, R.; Makan, T.; Rolfe, J. (November 2018). "Conservation status of New Zealand freshwater invertebrates, 2018" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 28: 1–29 – via Department of Conservation.
- Haase, Martin (February 2008). "The radiation of hydrobiid gastropods in New Zealand: A revision including the description of new species based on morphology and mtDNA sequence information". Systematics and Biodiversity. 6 (1): 99–159. doi:10.1017/S1477200007002630. S2CID 83722003.
- Collier, K. (2013). "Opacuincola dulcinella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T198866A2542274. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T198866A2542274.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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