3.9 Snails
Conservation recommendations for the associated habitats have been incorporated into the natural community descriptions in Chapter 4. Additional recommendations can be found in the river basin descriptions (Section 4.5). Te following paragraphs provide infor- mation about species identifed by the Taxa Team as SGCN or a priority species for research or management, and for which work has been conducted to implement conservation and management recommendations. 3.9.2 Comparison of 2005 and 2015 Priority Species Te 2015 evaluation identifed eight freshwater snails and 63 land snails as SGCN. Numerous species were identifed as knowledge-gap and management concern priori- ties. Some species are a priority in more than one of the three evaluation categories (see Appendix G). In comparison, the 2005 WAP listed 10 freshwater snails as priority species, which may have included concerns for knowledge gaps. However, the 2005 Taxa Team eval- uations did not identify knowledge-gaps or management concerns as separate priorities. Tese changes do not necessarily indicate a change in the concern status of these species; they are more likely a result of diferent evaluation methodologies from the 2005 process (see Appendix F), an indication of increased knowledge about certain species, or a refec- tion of the lack of knowledge that forms the need for research.
Table 3.27 provides a list of changes from the 2005 priority species list.
T ABLE 3.27 Aquatic and land snails: comparison of changes from 2005 WAP
2005
2015 Changes
Common Name
Scientifc Name
Common Name Scientifc Name
Comment
Ferrissia hendersoni
Blackwater Ancylid
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-
No longer a conservation priority No longer a conservation priority No longer a conservation priority
Leptoxis dilatata
Seep Mudalia
-
-
Viviparus intertextus
Rotund Mystery Snail
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-
In the sections below, we highlight specifc conservation issues related to SGCN and their habitats. Tis is not an exhaustive list of species-specifc conservation concerns, but rather highlights some of the concerns in the state. Recommendations for priority survey, monitoring, and research studies, conservation actions, and partnerships are outlined in Section 3.9.8.
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