Plectotropis inexpectata (Kuroda & Minato, 1977)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Aegista inexpectata Kuroda & Minato, 1977 (original combination); Aegista inexpecta Kuroda & Minato, 1977 [orth. error used by Cowie et al., 2017]
Conservation Status
Extinct (Régnier et al., 2009; Cowie et al., 2017)
Distribution
Mt. Ishimaki, Japan
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Kuroda, T. and Minato, H. (1977). Aegista (Plectotropis) inexpectata n. sp. from Mt. Ishimaki Limestone Region, Aichi-Ken (Bradybaenidae). Venus (Japanese Journal of Malacology) 36(2): 57-59.
Other references:
Cowie, Robert H., Régnier, Claire, Fontaine, Benoît, and Bouchet, Philippe. (2017). Measuring the Sixth Extinction: what do mollusks tell us? The Nautilus 131(1): 3-41.
MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Plectotropis inexpectata (Kuroda & Minato, 1977). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1332213 on 2022-03-05
Mollusc Specialist Group. (1996). Aegista inexpectata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e.T530A13059818. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T530A13059818.en. Accessed on 02 March 2022.
Régnier, Claire, Fontaine, Benoît and Bouchet, Philippe. (2009). Not Knowing, Not Recording, Not Listing: Numerous Unnoticed Mollusk Extinctions. Conservation Biology 23(5): 1214-1221.
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