Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Armed Cinderella Snail (Desbruyeresia armata), recorded as Endangered
Armed Cinderella Snail (Desbruyeresia armata). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Armed Cinderella Snail

Desbruyeresia armata

Armed Cinderella Snail is a gastropod in the family Desbruyeresiidae — Desbruyeresia armata, recorded as Endangered and tied to Japan and Syria.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Desbruyeresia armata
Recorded from
Japan, Syria
Taxonomy
Gastropoda · Desbruyeresiidae · Desbruyeresia

The gastropod

Gastropods are snails and slugs. The animal is the soft body; the shell, when present, is grown, not worn like a stone.

Range and habitat

Armed Cinderella Snail is recorded from Japan and Syria.

GBIF currently lists 5 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

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

Armed Cinderella Snail is 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 Dutch Wikipedia article on Desbruyeresia armata, translated and retold in English, plus Wikidata item Q106072028 and GBIF occurrence geography. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Confirm status and range on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Costate Cinderella Snail (Desbruyeresia costata), recorded as EndangeredEN

Costate Cinderella Snail

Desbruyeresia costata
Photograph of Desbruyeresia marisindica (Desbruyeresia marisindica), recorded as EndangeredEN

Desbruyeresia marisindica

Desbruyeresia marisindica
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus

Quick answers

What is Armed Cinderella Snail?
Armed Cinderella Snail is a gastropod in the family Desbruyeresiidae — Desbruyeresia armata.
What is the conservation status of Armed Cinderella Snail?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Desbruyeresia armata. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Armed Cinderella Snail live?
Armed Cinderella Snail is a snail in the family Desbruyeresiidae.
Why is Armed Cinderella Snail in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Desbruyeresia armata?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Armed Cinderella Snail a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.