I'd bet there are a host of landsnail species which could be included
in such an extinction list. Most especially island species like
Achatinellidae, and Partulidae, Laminellidae, etc... just to point at
the tip of the iceberg.

Ken


On Friday, February 13, 2004, at 09:57  PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:

>    Like you, I have heard, periodicly, about how many creatures become
> extinct every year---due to loss of habitat, polution, mad cow dung,
> and a few etc's.
>    My question is: Dating from the 1800's, have any mollusks become
> extinct? And does anyone have the last of them?
>     Other question: Species from the pliestocene are close but
> different. Did the Pleistocene species become extinct---or merely
> change as time went on?
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