Beddomeia camensis
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Beddomeia camensis is a species of very small freshwater snail that is endemic[2] to Australia. The invertebrate is 2-4 mm in size, it is a gastropod mollusk and belongs to the Hydrobiidae family, a large family of freshwater snails recognised by their small size and cosmopolitan distribution.[3] Beddomeia camensis is one of the least populated species within its family distributed across only 5 small to medium-sized streams that flow into the Cam River catchment in North-West Tasmania.
Beddomeia camensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Tateidae |
Genus: | Beddomeia |
Species: | B. camensis |
Binomial name | |
Beddomeia camensis Ponder & Clark, 1993 | |
Due to its minute declining population, Beddomeia camensis is listed as endangered under the Threatened Species Act 1995 and vulnerable under the IUCN Red List.[3] The population has struggled historically due to its limited fecundity and specific habitat requirements which, in turn, have limited the species ability to disperse into new habitats and establish a growing population. Furthermore, in more recent years, the negative impacts of agricultural clearing, forestry, mining and impoundment construction have further impended on the population of the endangered species.[3]