List of critically endangered molluscs

As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 581 critically endangered mollusc species, including 117 which are tagged as possibly extinct.

Additionally 1988 mollusc species (27% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient, meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status.

As these species typically have small distributions and/or populations, they are intrinsically likely to be threatened, according to the IUCN.

[3] While the category of data deficient indicates that no assessment of extinction risk has been made for the taxa, the IUCN notes that it may be appropriate to give them "the same degree of attention as threatened taxa, at least until their status can be assessed".

[4] This is a complete list of critically endangered mollusc species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN.

14 extinct in the wild mollusc species (0.20%) 581 critically endangered mollusc species (8.4%) 507 endangered mollusc species (7.3%) 879 vulnerable mollusc species (13%) 535 near threatened mollusc species (7.7%) 2437 least concern mollusc species (35%) 1988 data deficient mollusc species (29%)
Critically endangered (CR) species face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.