Blunt Ambersnail

Oxyloma retusum (Oxyloma retusa)

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Blunt Ambersnail
Scientific Name: 
Oxyloma retusum (Oxyloma retusa)
Synonyms: 
Oxyloma retusa
Naming References: 
W036
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Mollusc (Terrestrial Mollusc)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Mollusca
Class: 
Gastropoda
Order: 
Stylommatophora (Superorder Eupulmonata)
Family: 
Succineidae
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

2 occurrences in databases, ca. 810 km apart, but taxonomy difficult. NT is under-surveyed for terrestrial molluscs; the paucity of data is no doubt a result of lack of search effort but also due to difficulty in species recognition.All records, including published records, need verificatiion. Species identificatios and taxonomy of the group are very uncertain.
References: 
H311
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
A taxonomically difficult group; species identification uncertain. No collection records, or recent published records, but recorded from NT by Dall (1905) and in collections.All records, including published records, need verificatiion. Species identificatios and taxonomy of the group are very uncertain.
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Draft ranks from Robert Forsyth 2015
Last Updated: 
November 8, 2016

References

Naming

  • Robert G. Forsyth (2007) Land Snails of Canada Website - mollus.ca. http://www.mollus.ca/rforsyth/index.html - W036 Return

NWT Known Subspecies

Robert G. Forsyth (2007) Land Snails of Canada Website - mollus.ca. http://www.mollus.ca/rforsyth/index.html - W036 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Gerry Mackie, Dwayne A.W. Lepitzki, Robert Forsyth (2015) e-copy - H311 Return