List of recently extinct invertebrates
Topic: Biology
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As of July 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 395 extinct species, 206 possibly extinct species, 15 extinct in the wild species, 8 extinct subspecies, and 5 extinct in the wild subspecies of invertebrate.[1][2]
Flatworms
Extinct species
- Lake Pedder planarian (Romankenkius pedderensis)
Nemertea species
Extinct species
- Geonemertes rodericana
Possibly extinct species
- Prosadenoporus agricola
Annelids
Extinct species
- Japan's earthworm (Amynthas japonicus)[3]
- Schmarda's earthworm (Tokea orthostichon)[4][5][6]
- Lake Pedder earthworm (Hypolimnus pedderensis)[7]
Molluscs
Gastropods
Extinct species
Possibly extinct species
Extinct in the wild species
Extinct subspecies
Extinct in the wild subspecies
Bivalvia
Extinct species
Possibly extinct species
Extinct subspecies
Cnidaria
Possibly extinct species
- Millepora boschmai
- Wellington's solitary coral (Rhizopsammia wellingtoni)
Arthropods
Centipedes
Possibly extinct species
- Mecistocephalus cyclops
- Mecistocephalus sechellarum
Seed shrimps
Extinct species
Arachnids
Extinct species
Possibly extinct species
Millipedes
Extinct species
Possibly extinct species
Entognatha
Possibly extinct species
- Ceratophysella sp. nov. 'HC'
- Delamarephorura tami
Maxillopoda
Extinct species
Malacostracans
Includes crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, woodlice, and many others.
Extinct species
Possibly extinct species
Extinct in the wild species
- Socorro isopod (Thermosphaeroma thermophilum)
Insects
Extinct species
Possibly extinct species
Extinct in the wild species
- Oahu deceptor bush cricket (Leptogryllus deceptor)
See also
- List of least concern invertebrates
- List of near threatened invertebrates
- List of vulnerable invertebrates
- List of endangered invertebrates
- List of critically endangered invertebrates
- List of data deficient invertebrates
References
- ↑ "IUCN Red List version 2016.1". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). http://www.iucnredlist.org/.
- ↑ "Table 9: Possibly Extinct and Possibly Extinct in the Wild Species (IUCN Red List version 2016-1)". Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). http://www.iucnredlist.org/about/summary-statistics.
- ↑ Blakemore (2019). "Extinction of Japan's first formally described earthworm Amynthas japonicus (Horst, 1883) (Annelida, Oligochaeta, Megadrilacea, Megascolecidae).". Bulletin of Kanagawa Museum 48: 55–60. http://nh.kanagawa-museum.jp/files/data/pdf/bulletin/48/bull48_55_60_blakemore.pdf. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ↑ Blakemore (2012). "On Schmarda's lost earthworm and some newly found New Zealand species (Oligochaeta: Megadrilacea: Lumbricidae, Acanthodrilidae, Octochaetidae, & Megascolecidae s. stricto)". Journal of Species Research (JSR) 1 (2): 105–132. doi:10.12651/jsr.2012.1.2.105.
- ↑ Blakemore, R.J. (2017). "Tokea orthostichon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T103192401A103193535. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T103192401A103193535.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103192401/103193535. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ↑ Blakemore (2019). "Redescription of extinct New Zealand earthworm: Tokea orthostichon (Schmarda, 1861)". Bull. Kanagawa Prefectural Museum (N.H.) 42: 61–68. http://nh.kanagawa-museum.jp/files/data/pdf/bulletin/48/bull48_61_68_blakemore.pdf. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ↑ Blakemore (2003). "Hypolimnus pedderensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003: e.T41254A10424837". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41254/10424837. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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