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

Endangered

Tylomelania towutica

Tylomelania towutica

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

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

The gastropod

Tylomelania towutica is a gastropod in the family Pachychilidae.

Range and habitat

This species occurs in Lake Towuti and in the Tominanga River, in south Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its type locality is lake Towuti, Loeha Island. The specific name towutica is after Lake Towuti where it lives.

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 towutica 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 towutica, Wikidata item Q18394894. 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 towutica?
Tylomelania towutica is a gastropod in the family Pachychilidae.
What is the conservation status of Tylomelania towutica?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Tylomelania towutica. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Tylomelania towutica live?
This species occurs in Lake Towuti and in the Tominanga River, in south Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Why is Tylomelania towutica 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 towutica?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Tylomelania towutica a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.