Biology:List of least concern molluscs
In September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 2437 least concern mollusc species.[1] Of all evaluated mollusc species, 34% are listed as least concern. The IUCN also lists five mollusc subspecies as least concern.
No subpopulations of molluscs have been evaluated by the IUCN.
This is a complete list of least concern mollusc species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN.
There are 1944 species and three subspecies of gastropod assessed as least concern.
Stylommatophora includes the majority of land snails and slugs. There are 599 species and one subspecies in the order Stylommatophora assessed as least concern.
Species
Subspecies
- Hemicycla glyceia glyceia
Other Stylommatophora species
There are 311 species and one subspecies in the order Littorinimorpha assessed as least concern.
Species
Subspecies
- Gabbiella humerosa humerosa
Other Littorinimorpha species
There are 132 species and one subspecies in the order Sorbeoconcha assessed as least concern.
- Black juga (Juga nigrina)
Species
Subspecies
- Cleopatra bulimoides bulimoides
There are 158 species in the order Architaenioglossa assessed as least concern.
- Cyathopoma blandfordi
- Pupina difficilis
Lower Heterobranchia species
There are 40 species in the order Cycloneritimorpha assessed as least concern.
Hygrophila species
There are 188 Hygrophila species assessed as least concern.
Chilinids
Latiids
Other gastropod species
There are 296 species and two subspecies in the class Bivalvia assessed as least concern.
There are 193 species and one subspecies in the order Unionoida assessed as least concern.
- Bartlettia stefanensis
- Etheria elliptica
Species
Subspecies
- Chambardia wahlbergi hartmanni
- Boring clam (Tridacna crocea)
There are 96 species and one subspecies in the order Veneroida assessed as least concern.
Species
Subspecies
- Corbicula fluminalis natalensis
Other Venerida species
There are 197 cephalopod species assessed as least concern.
Octopuses
Sepioloida
There are 45 species in Sepioloida assessed as least concern.
- Koch's bottletail squid (Sepiadarium kochi)
- Sepioloidea magna
Oegopsina species
There are 126 Oegopsina species assessed as least concern.
Other Oegopsina species
- Deepsea squid (Bathyteuthis abyssicola)
- Ram's horn squid (Spirula spirula)
See also
- Lists of IUCN Red List least concern species
- List of near threatened molluscs
- List of vulnerable molluscs
- List of endangered molluscs
- List of critically endangered molluscs
- List of recently extinct molluscs
- List of data deficient molluscs
References
- ↑ "IUCN Red List version 2016-2". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). http://www.iucnredlist.org/. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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