Melanopsis brevicula

Melanopsis brevicula is a small species of gastropod endemic to small streams near Agourai, Morocco. It is distinctive due to its minute size, flattened sculpture, low spire, and small aperture. It is known from a single location 10 km2 in area(Oued Ain Maarouf)[2] which has been well surveyed, and found to be threatened by increasing human population, droughts of increasing extremity, water diversion, and pastoralization. Shell collecting presents a minor threat to populations. The species has been classified as Critically endangered by the IUCN.[1]

Melanopsis brevicula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Melanopsidae
Genus: Melanopsis
Species:
M. brevicula
Binomial name
Melanopsis brevicula
Pallary, 1918

References

  1. Van Damme, D. & Ghamizi, M. (2010). "Melanopsis brevicula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T184488A8280376. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T184488A8280376.en.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. "Melanopsis brevicula Pallary, 1918". www.gbif.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-06-06.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.