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Kubaryia

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Kubaryia

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Assimineidae
Genus: Kubaryia
Clench, 1948
Species:
K. pilikia
Binomial name
Kubaryia pilikia
Clench, 148

Kubaryia is a genus of gastropods in the family Assimineidae. It is monotypic, the only species being Kubaryia pilikia.[2][3] It is endemic to the island of Peleliu in Palau.[1]

This ground-dwelling species is known to have occurred in moist lowland forest. It was last observed in 2003 when one dead shell was discovered. It is not known whether it still exists.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rundell, R.J. (2012). "Kubaryia pilikia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T11058A500479. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T11058A500479.en. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  2. ^ Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2023). "Kubaryia Clench, 1948". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Kubaryia Clench, 1948". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 5 March 2023.