Beddomeia tumida

Species of gastropod

Beddomeia tumida is a species of very small (4 4 mm (0.16 in)^[2]) freshwater snail that has a gill and an operculum. It is an aquatic operculate gastropod mollusc in the family Hydrobiidae, and is endemic to Australia.^[1]

It had not been spotted for 120 years and was listed by the IUCN as "critically endangered but possibly extinct", when in late 2021 one was found by researchers in yingina/Great Lake in the Central Plateau of Tasmania. A survey found 15 further snails.^[2]

See also

• List of non-marine molluscs of Australia

References

1. Clark, S. (2011). "Beddomeia tumida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T2713A9470828. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T2713A9470828.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. Burgess, Georgie (30 April 2022). "Tiny snail thought to be extict found accidentally in Tasmania's yingina/Great Lake". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

External links

• "Species Beddomeia tumida Petterd, 1889". Australian Faunal Directory. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
• "Beddomeia tumida Petterd, 1889". Atlas of Living Australia.