Geomitra grabhami

Geomitra grabhami
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Geomitridae
Genus:	Geomitra
Species:	G. grabhami
Binomial name
Geomitra grabhami (Wollaston, 1878) [2]
Synonyms
Helix Grabhami Wollaston, 1878

Geomitra grabhami is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae.

Geomitra grabhami has been considered to be extinct, ^[3] however live specimens were found in 2012. In 2021, conservationists from the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN) embarked on an expedition to locate extant populations of Geomitra grabhami and collect specimens for an ex-situ captive breeding program. ^[4]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Deserta Grande Island, Madeira, Portugal. ^[1]

References

1. Teixeira, D.; Cameron, R.; Groh, K.; Seddon, M.B. (2018). "Geomitra grabhami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T156368A144802430. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T156368A144802430.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Wollaston T. V. (1878) Testacea Atlantica, or the land and freshwater shells of the Azores, Madeira, Salvages, Canaries, Cape Verdes, and Saint Helena. page 196. .
3. Fontaine B., Bouchet P., Van Achterberg K., Alonso-Zarazaga M. A., Araujo R. et al. (2007). "The European union's 2010 target: Putting rare species in focus." Biological Conservation139: 167-185. Table 2 on the page 173. doi : 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.06.012. PDF.
4. Garcia, Gerardo & Teixeira, Dinarte & bushell, mark & Zoeten, Tiago & Silva, Isamberto & Wilkins, Vicky. (2022). Rescuing the critically endangered land snails species from the Desertas Islands (Madeira: Portugal) from extinction. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362801384_Rescuing_the_critically_endangered_land_snails_species_from_the_Desertas_Islands_Madeira_Portugal_from_extinction/citation/download