Swollen Spire Snail (Mercuria anatina)
Key Details
| Taxonomic Groups: | Invertebrate > mollusc > Mollusc (non-marine) |
| Red List Status: | Vulnerable (Not Relevant) [VU(nr)] |
| D5 Status: | |
| Section 41 Status: | (not listed) |
| Taxa Included Synonym: | Mercuria similis, Mercuria cf. similis |
| UKSI Recommended Name: | Mercuria tachoensis |
| UKSI Recommended Authority: | (Frauenfeld, 1865) |
| UKSI Recommended Qualifier: | (none specified) |
| Red List Citation: | Seddon et al., 2014 |
| Notes on taxonomy/listing: | Red listed as Mercuria cf. similis (VU) but not included in D5. In s41 as Mercuria similis. |
Criteria
| Question 1: | Does species need conservation or recovery in England? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | Listed as vulnerable on the GB red list. Whole of GB population is in England and is thought to be currently stable so no actions are proposed at this time. |
| Question 2: | Does recovery/ conservation depend on species-specific actions? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | Listed as vulnerable on the GB red list. Whole of GB population is in England and is thought to be currently stable so no actions are proposed at this time. |
| Question 3: | At a landscape scale, would the species benefit from untargeted habitat management to increase habitat mosaics, structural diversity, or particular successional stages? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | This species would not benefit from untargeted management |
Species Assessment
Not relevant as no Key Actions defined.
Key Actions
No Key Actions Defined
Acknowledgment:
Data used on this website are adapted from Threatened species recovery actions 2025 baseline (JP065): Technical report and spreadsheet user guide (Natural England, 2025). Available here.