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

Critically Endangered

Opisthostoma mirabile

Opisthostoma mirabile

Opisthostoma mirabile is a gastropod in the family Diplommatinidae (order Architaenioglossa), recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Opisthostoma mirabile
Taxonomy
Gastropoda · Architaenioglossa · Diplommatinidae · Plectostoma

The gastropod

Opisthostoma mirabile is a gastropod in the family Diplommatinidae (order Architaenioglossa).

Range and habitat

It is endemic to the Kinabatangan Valley, Sabah, Malaysia. Its natural habitat is lowland Dipterocarp rainforest. Opisthostoma mirabile is endemic to one limestone outcrop near Suan Lamba known as 'Gomanton Hill'.

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

It is threatened by habitat loss- limestone quarrying has extirpated Opisthostoma mirabile from the two lesser outcrops, and fire near the outcrops has caused forest desiccation that has led to a decline in Prosobranch populations.

Opisthostoma mirabile 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 Opisthostoma mirabile, Wikidata item Q1610197. 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 Opisthostoma mirabile?
Opisthostoma mirabile is a gastropod in the family Diplommatinidae (order Architaenioglossa).
What is the conservation status of Opisthostoma mirabile?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Opisthostoma mirabile. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Opisthostoma mirabile live?
Its natural habitat is lowland Dipterocarp rainforest.
Why is Opisthostoma mirabile in crisis?
It is threatened by habitat loss- limestone quarrying has extirpated Opisthostoma mirabile from the two lesser outcrops, and fire near the outcrops has caused forest desiccation that has led to a decline in Prosobranch populations.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Opisthostoma mirabile?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Opisthostoma mirabile a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.