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

Critically Endangered

Tylomelania sinabartfeldi

Tylomelania sinabartfeldi

Tylomelania sinabartfeldi is a gastropod in the family Pachychilidae, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Tylomelania sinabartfeldi
Taxonomy
Gastropoda · Pachychilidae · Tylomelania

The gastropod

Tylomelania sinabartfeldi is a gastropod in the family Pachychilidae.

Range and habitat

This species occurs in the Larona River, in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its type locality is the Larona River.

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

Tylomelania sinabartfeldi 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 Tylomelania sinabartfeldi, Wikidata item Q18355462. 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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Photograph of Tylomelania baskasti (Tylomelania baskasti), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Tylomelania baskasti

Tylomelania baskasti
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Tylomelania hannelorae

Tylomelania hannelorae
Photograph of Tylomelania zeamais (Tylomelania zeamais), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Tylomelania zeamais

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Photograph of Tylomelania patriarchalis (Tylomelania patriarchalis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Tylomelania patriarchalis

Tylomelania patriarchalis

Quick answers

What is Tylomelania sinabartfeldi?
Tylomelania sinabartfeldi is a gastropod in the family Pachychilidae.
What is the conservation status of Tylomelania sinabartfeldi?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Tylomelania sinabartfeldi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Tylomelania sinabartfeldi live?
This species occurs in the Larona River, in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Why is Tylomelania sinabartfeldi 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 Tylomelania sinabartfeldi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Tylomelania sinabartfeldi a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.