List of endangered molluscs

•   Extinct in the wild (EW): 13 species
•   Critically endangered (CR): 581 species
•   Endangered (EN): 507 species
•   Vulnerable (VU): 879 species
•   Near threatened (NT, LR/cd): 535 species
•   Least concern (LC): 2,437 species
•   Data deficient (DD): 1,988 species

Mollusc species (IUCN, 2020.1)

• 6941 extant species have been evaluated
• 4953 of those are fully assessed^[a]
• 2972 are not threatened at present^[b]
• 1967 to 3955 are threatened^[c]
• 324 to 441 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
  • 311 extinct (EX) species^[d]
  • 13 extinct in the wild (EW)
  • 117 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
  • 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]

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1. ^ excludes data deficient evaluations.
2. ^ NT, LR/cd, LC.
3. ^ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
4. ^ Chart omits extinct (EX) species

In September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 507 endangered mollusc species.^[1] Of all evaluated mollusc species, 7.0% are listed as endangered. The IUCN also lists nine mollusc subspecies as endangered.

No subpopulations of molluscs have been evaluated by the IUCN.

For a species to be considered endangered by the IUCN it must meet certain quantitative criteria which are designed to classify taxa facing "a very high risk of extinction". An even higher risk is faced by critically endangered species, which meet the quantitative criteria for endangered species. Critically endangered molluscs are listed separately. There are 1088 mollusc species which are endangered or critically endangered.

Additionally 1988 mollusc species (27% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient, meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status. As these species typically have small distributions and/or populations, they are intrinsically likely to be threatened, according to the IUCN.^[2] While the category of data deficient indicates that no assessment of extinction risk has been made for the taxa, the IUCN notes that it may be appropriate to give them "the same degree of attention as threatened taxa, at least until their status can be assessed".^[3]

This is a complete list of endangered mollusc species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN.

There are 448 species and seven subspecies of gastropod assessed as endangered.

Stylommatophora is a very diverse group that includes the majority of land snails and slugs. There are 187 species and two subspecies in the order Stylommatophora assessed as endangered.

Species

Subspecies

• Orthalicus reses reses (Stock Island tree snail)

Species

Subspecies

• Tayloria urguessensis subangulata

There are 147 littorinimorph species and three subspecies assessed as endangered.

Species

Subspecies

Species

Subspecies

• Bellamya unicolor abyssinicus
• Maizania hildebrandti thikensis

There are 22 Hygrophila species assessed as endangered.

There are 57 species and two subspecies in the class Bivalvia assessed as endangered.

There are 54 species and two subspecies in the order Unionoida assessed as endangered.

Species

Subspecies

• Catspaw (Epioblasma obliquata obliquata)
• Rough rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica strigillata)

• Cirroctopus hochbergi
• Opisthoteuthis mero

• Lists of IUCN Red List endangered species
• List of least concern molluscs
• List of near threatened molluscs
• List of vulnerable molluscs
• List of critically endangered molluscs
• List of recently extinct molluscs
• List of data deficient molluscs