Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Wicker ancylid (Rhodacmea filosa), recorded as Critically Endangered
Wicker ancylid (Rhodacmea filosa). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Wicker ancylid

Rhodacmea filosa

Wicker ancylid is a gastropod in the family Planorbidae — Rhodacmea filosa, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Rhodacmea filosa
Taxonomy
Gastropoda · Planorbidae · Rhodacmea

The gastropod

Wicker ancylid is a gastropod in the family Planorbidae — Rhodacmea filosa.

Range and habitat

This species is endemic to the United States and was thought to be extinct, until its rediscovery in 2011. It occurred in the Mobile River Basin rivers and their tributaries. The type locality is the Black Warrior River, south of Blount Springs, Alabama.

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

Wicker ancylid 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 Wicker ancylid, Wikidata item Q3078385. 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 Wicker ancylid?
Wicker ancylid is a gastropod in the family Planorbidae — Rhodacmea filosa.
What is the conservation status of Wicker ancylid?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Rhodacmea filosa. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Wicker ancylid live?
It occurred in the Mobile River Basin rivers and their tributaries.
Why is Wicker ancylid 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 Rhodacmea filosa?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Wicker ancylid a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.