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

Endangered

Tylomelania towutensis

Tylomelania towutensis

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

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Tylomelania towutensis
Taxonomy
Gastropoda · Pachychilidae · Tylomelania

Appearance

The width of the shell is 20 mm. The height of the shell is 62 mm.

The width of the aperture is 12 mm. The height of the aperture is 20 mm.

Range and habitat

This species occurs in Malili lakes, Sulawesi, Indonesia. It occur in the single lake and the type locality is the lake Towuti. The specific name towutensis is according to the lake Towuti.

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 towutensis 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 Tylomelania towutensis, Wikidata item Q7860254. 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 Tylomelania towutensis?
Tylomelania towutensis is a gastropod in the family Pachychilidae.
What is the conservation status of Tylomelania towutensis?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Tylomelania towutensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Tylomelania towutensis live?
It occur in the single lake and the type locality is the lake Towuti.
Why is Tylomelania towutensis in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Tylomelania towutensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Tylomelania towutensis a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.