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

Critically Endangered

Geomitra coronula

Geomitra coronula

Geomitra coronula is a land snail in the family Geomitridae (order Stylommatophora), recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Geomitra coronula
Taxonomy
Gastropoda · Stylommatophora · Geomitridae · Craspedaria

Appearance

It has a conical white shell, 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) in width and 3.5–4.5 mm (0.14–0.18 in) in length, with five whorls.

It was originally described by English malacologist Richard Thomas Lowe in 1852, from Quaternary fossil deposits found in the southern part of Bugio Island.

Range and habitat

Geomitra coronula is endemic to the Madeira Archipelago, where it is only found on the Desertas Islands.

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

Geomitra coronula 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 Geomitra coronula, Wikidata item Q81850335. 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 Geomitra coronula?
Geomitra coronula is a land snail in the family Geomitridae (order Stylommatophora).
What is the conservation status of Geomitra coronula?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Geomitra coronula. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Geomitra coronula live?
Geomitra coronula is endemic to the Madeira Archipelago, where it is only found on the Desertas Islands.
Why is Geomitra coronula 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 Geomitra coronula?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Geomitra coronula a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.