Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Edentulina moreleti (Edentulina moreleti), recorded as Endangered
Edentulina moreleti (Edentulina moreleti). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Edentulina moreleti

Edentulina moreleti

Edentulina moreleti is a land snail in the family Streptaxidae (order Stylommatophora), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Edentulina moreleti
Taxonomy
Gastropoda · Stylommatophora · Streptaxidae · Edentulina

Appearance

The newborn snails are yellow in color. Juvenile snails are also yellow with crimson tentacles. Adult snails are dark brown, but Martens (1898) described the body as red.

The width of the shell is 5.3-6.5 mm. The height of the shell is 11.0-14.0 mm.

The reproductive anatomy and radula have been described by J.

Range and habitat

Edentulina moreleti is endemic to the Seychelles. The type locality for this species is Silhouette Island.

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

Diet

Edentulina moreleti is the only known herbivorous streptaxid.

In crisis

Edentulina moreleti 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 English Wikipedia article on Edentulina moreleti, Wikidata item Q5337023. 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 Edentulina moreleti?
Edentulina moreleti is a land snail in the family Streptaxidae (order Stylommatophora).
What is the conservation status of Edentulina moreleti?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Edentulina moreleti. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Edentulina moreleti live?
Edentulina moreleti is endemic to the Seychelles.
Why is Edentulina moreleti in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Edentulina moreleti?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Edentulina moreleti a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.