COSEWIC assessment and status report on the shortface lanx, Fisherola nuttallii, in Canada .: CW69-14/739-2016E-PDF

"This limpet-like freshwater snail is globally confined to the Columbia River basin. Historically known from the 1800s, the first recent evidence of the species in Canada was the discovery of a broken shell in the Columbia River near Trail, BritishColumbia, followed by live individuals being found in the same area in 2009 and 2010. Searches in 2014 confirm the species still exists in this short, free flowing section of the Columbia River. It requires flowing, clean, well-oxygenated, cold water, but the numerous dams on the Columbia River and its major tributaries have converted much of this habitat into reservoirs. The species is exposed to a variety of threats from natural system modifications caused by the dams, pollution from urban and industrial sources, invasive and problematic native species, and climate change"--Reason for designation, p. iii.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Environment Canada.
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.
Canadian Wildlife Service.
Title COSEWIC assessment and status report on the shortface lanx, Fisherola nuttallii, in Canada .
Variant title Shortface lanx, Fisherola nuttallii, in Canada
COSEWIC status report on the shortface lanx, Fisherola nuttallii, in Canada
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Évaluation et rapport de situation du COSEPAC sur la patelle géante du fleuve Columbia, Fisherola nuttallii, au Canada.
Cover title.
"Endangered, 2016."
"COSEWIC would like to acknowledge Stephanie Clark and Jochen Gerber for writing the status report [...]. This report was [...] overseen by Dwayne Lepitzki, Co-chair of the COSEWIC Molluscs Specialist Subcommittee"--Cf. (p. ii).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 32-36).
Publishing information Ottawa : Environment Canada, c2016.
Author / Contributor Clark, S. A.(Stephanie Ann)
Gerber, Jochen.
Lepitzki, Dwayne Allen William,1961-
Description x, 37 p. : col. ill., col. maps
ISBN 978-0-660-05684-5
Catalogue number
  • CW69-14/739-2016E-PDF
Subject terms Endangered species
Molluscs
Nature conservation
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