Hadopyrgus rawhiti

Hadopyrgus rawhiti is a critically endangered species of freshwater snail native to New Zealand.

Hadopyrgus rawhiti

Nationally Critical (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Tateidae
Genus: Hadopyrgus
Species:
H. rawhiti
Binomial name
Hadopyrgus rawhiti
Martin Haase, 2008[2]
Synonyms
  • Hydrobiidae sp. 34 (M.174193)

Habitat

This snail has been found in only one location:[3] a seepage by a waterfall in a stream between Hopewell & Raetihi, behind Double Bay, Kenepuru Sound.[4] The population trend of this snail is currently unknown, but it is considered potentially threatened by habitat destruction.[3]

Conservation status

In November 2018 the Department of Conservation classified Hadopyrgus rawhiti 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 only being found in one location which was less than 1 ha in size.[1]

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Collier, K. "Hadopyrgus rawhiti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  4. "Object: Freshwater snail, Hadopyrgus rawhiti Haase, 2008; holotype". Te Papa Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
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