Nancibella quintalia

Nancibella quintalia
Conservation status
	; Extinct (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Family:	Helicarionidae
Genus:	Nancibella
Species:	N. quintalia
Binomial name
	Nancibella quintalia; Cox, 1870

Nancibella quintalia is a

mollusks in the family Helicarionidae

.

This species is

extinct as of the mid-1990s, and the latest IUCN assessment, which is outdated, still lists it as Extinct.^[1] However, in 2020, a living specimen of the snail was discovered in the wild, leading scientists to believe a small population still exists.^[2]

References

^
doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T14318A4431366.en
. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

^ Davies, Jessie; Sher, Romy (7 November 2020). "Norfolk Island snail believed extinct since the 1990s rediscovered, boosting hopes". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 November 2020.

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[iucn_status_15_November_2021-1] 
doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T14318A4431366.en
. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[2] Davies, Jessie; Sher, Romy (7 November 2020). "Norfolk Island snail believed extinct since the 1990s rediscovered, boosting hopes". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 November 2020.

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