Islamia hadei

Islamia hadei is a species of small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Hydrobiidae.

Taxonomic note

Fauna Europaea recognises two subspecies : Islamia hadei subsp. hadei and Islamia hadei subsp. molai.

Geographic distribution

Islamia hadei is endemic to Greece, where it where it is only known from a small spring 5 km southwest of Githion.

Conservation status

This species is currently classified by the IUCN as critically endangered and possibly extinct. The spring it was originally recorded from is being used to provide water for domestic purposes and recent surveys have failed to find any specimens; however, it may still survive in groundwater or a small remnant of the spring.