Nancibella_quintalia

<i>Nancibella quintalia</i>

Nancibella quintalia

Species of gastropod

Nancibella quintalia is a species of air-breathing land snail or semislug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicarionidae.

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This species is endemic to Norfolk Island. It was thought to be extinct as of the mid-1990s, and the latest IUCN assessment, which is outdated, still lists it as Extinct.[1] However, in 2020, a living specimen of the snail was discovered in the wild, leading scientists to believe a small population still exists.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Ponder, W.F.; Varman, R. (1996). "Nancibella quintalia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T14318A4431366. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T14318A4431366.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Davies, Jessie; Sher, Romy (7 November 2020). "Norfolk Island snail believed extinct since the 1990s rediscovered, boosting hopes". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 November 2020.


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