Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Bellamya robertsoni (Bellamya robertsoni), recorded as Critically Endangered
Bellamya robertsoni (Bellamya robertsoni). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Bellamya robertsoni

Bellamya robertsoni

Bellamya robertsoni is a gastropod in the family Viviparidae (order Architaenioglossa), recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Bellamya robertsoni
Taxonomy
Gastropoda · Architaenioglossa · Viviparidae · Bellamya

Appearance

Bellamya robertsoni is a large freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Viviparidae.

Range and habitat

This species is found in Malawi and Mozambique.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

Snails move on a single foot and feed with a rasping tongue. Island and spring species rarely recolonise once the site is emptied.

In crisis

Bellamya robertsoni is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Bellamya robertsoni — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q308721. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Bellamya robertsoni?
Bellamya robertsoni is a gastropod in the family Viviparidae (order Architaenioglossa).
What is the conservation status of Bellamya robertsoni?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Bellamya robertsoni. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Bellamya robertsoni live?
This species is found in Malawi and Mozambique.
Why is Bellamya robertsoni in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Bellamya robertsoni?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Bellamya robertsoni a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.