Beddomeia fultoni
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Beddomeia fultoni faces significant threats from habitat degradation due to agricultural runoff and sedimentation in its freshwater spring systems. Water extraction for irrigation and urban development has altered natural flow regimes, while introduced species and pollution from nearby farming activities continue to degrade water quality in the limited spring habitats where this endemic Tasmanian hydrobiid snail occurs.
Habitat
This species is endemic to freshwater spring systems and associated wetlands in Tasmania, Australia. It inhabits clean, cool spring-fed waters with stable temperatures and specific water chemistry requirements typical of Tasmanian hydrobiid snails.