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

Endangered

Truncatellina arcyensis

Truncatellina arcyensis

Truncatellina arcyensis is a land snail in the family Truncatellinidae (order Stylommatophora), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Truncatellina arcyensis
Taxonomy
Gastropoda · Stylommatophora · Truncatellinidae · Truncatellina

Appearance

The length of the shell attains 1 mm. The shell notably has shallow sutures and a low, flat whorl.

The width ranges from 0.91-1.01 mm.

Range and habitat

No country pin is stored for Truncatellina arcyensis on this catalog. That is a missing field, not proof the animal has no range.

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

Truncatellina arcyensis 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 Truncatellina arcyensis — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q5480630. 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 Truncatellina arcyensis?
Truncatellina arcyensis is a land snail in the family Truncatellinidae (order Stylommatophora).
What is the conservation status of Truncatellina arcyensis?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Truncatellina arcyensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Truncatellina arcyensis live?
Truncatellina cylindrica is a very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Truncatellinidae.
Why is Truncatellina arcyensis in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Truncatellina arcyensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Truncatellina arcyensis a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.