Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Cochlostyla smaragdina (Helicostyla smargadina), recorded as Critically Endangered
Cochlostyla smaragdina (Helicostyla smargadina). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Cochlostyla smaragdina

Helicostyla smargadina

Cochlostyla smaragdina is a small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, in the family Camaenidae endemic to the Philippines.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Helicostyla smargadina
Taxonomy
Gastropoda · Stylommatophora · Camaenidae · Helicostyla

Appearance

The specific name "smaragdina" comes from "smaragdus," Latin for "emerald," and refers to the brilliant green of mature specimens.

Range and habitat

Cochlostyla smaragdina is a small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, in the family Camaenidae endemic to the Philippines.

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

Cochlostyla smaragdina 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 Cochlostyla smaragdina, Wikidata item Q4847439. 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 Cochlostyla smaragdina?
Cochlostyla smaragdina is a land snail in the family Camaenidae (order Stylommatophora) — Helicostyla smargadina.
What is the conservation status of Cochlostyla smaragdina?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Helicostyla smargadina. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Cochlostyla smaragdina live?
Cochlostyla smaragdina is a small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, in the family Camaenidae endemic to the Philippines.
Why is Cochlostyla smaragdina 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 Helicostyla smargadina?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Cochlostyla smaragdina a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.