Hadopyrgus rawhiti | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Tateidae |
Genus: | Hadopyrgus |
Species: | H. rawhiti
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Binomial name | |
Hadopyrgus rawhiti Martin Haase, 2008[2]
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Hadopyrgus rawhiti is a critically endangered species of freshwater snail native to New Zealand.
This snail has been found in only one location:[3] a seepage by a waterfall in a stream between Hopewell & Raetihi, behind Double Bay, Kenepuru Sound.[4] The population trend of this snail is currently unknown, but it is considered potentially threatened by habitat destruction.[3]
In November 2018 the Department of Conservation classified Hadopyrgus rawhiti as Nationally Critical under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[1] The species was judged as meeting the criteria for Nationally Critical threat status as a result of it only being found in one location which was less than 1 ha in size.[1]