CR — Critically Endangered

Gigantopelta aegis

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

MOLLUSCA

Class

GASTROPODA

Order

NEOMPHALIDA

Family

PELTOSPIRIDAE

Genus

Gigantopelta

Gigantopelta aegis belongs to the family PELTOSPIRIDAE, order NEOMPHALIDA, within the GASTROPODA class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Marine neriticMajor

04 — Threats

Threats

IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered

Assessed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

Mining & quarrying

Ongoing

05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Species recovery

Community

Community Sightings

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Gigantopelta aegis (Gigantopelta aegis). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/giant-shield-snail

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