Acroloxus egirdirensis

Acroloxus egirdirensis
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia; clade Euthyneura; clade Panpulmonata; clade Hygrophila
Superfamily:	Acroloxoidea
Family:	Acroloxidae
Genus:	Acroloxus
Species:	A. egirdirensis
Binomial name
	Acroloxus egirdirensis; Shirokaya, 2012

Acroloxus egirdirensis is a species of very small freshwater snail, which because of their shape are known as limpets, aquatic pulmonate gastropods in the family Acroloxidae.

Distribution

This freshwater limpet species is endemic to Lake Eğirdir in Turkey. It is found in the shallow waters along the north side of the lake.

Threats

The survival of this species is threatened by the accumulation of pesticides in the lake from surrounding orchards, as well as by soil erosion leading to siltation.

References

^ Kebapçı, U.; Seddon, M.B. (2014). "Acroloxus egirdirensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T22483644A42418070. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T22483644A42418070.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

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[1] Kebapçı, U.; Seddon, M.B. (2014). "Acroloxus egirdirensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T22483644A42418070. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T22483644A42418070.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

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