various invertebrates

List of extinct invertebrates in modern times

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Name Scientific name habitat last seen
Neobisium crassifemoratum Lithuania? ?
Akrav israchanani Israel between 1960 and 1991
Ixodes nitens Christmas Island, Australia 1903
Budd’s Oahu Tree-snail Achatinella buddii Oahu (Hawaii) around 1900
Giant Brazilian Earthworm Rhinodrilus fafner Brazil 1912
Caribbean Monk Seal Nasal Mite Halarachne americana Caribbean 1952
Lake Pedder Earthworm Hypolimnus pedderensis Tasmania, Australia after 1972
Cascade Funnelweb Spider Hadronyche pulvinator Tasmania, Australia 1926
Namibian Candonid Crustacean Namibcypris costata Namibia, Africa 1996 ?
Pasadena Freshwater Shrimp Syncaris pasadenae California, USA 1933
Plegma duponti Mauritius 19th century
Tropidophora carinata Réunion, Mauritius 1881
Passenger Pigeon Mite Diplaegidia gladiator Canada 1914
Araneus hortensis Madeira 1859
Mecistocephalus cyclops Seychelles 1892
Lion's Hill Velvet Worm Peripatopsis leonina South Africa 1900
Branchinella alachua Florida, USA 1947
Brauer's Spiky Harvestmen Centrobunus braueri Mahé, Seychelles 1894
Dicrogonatus gardineri Mahé, Seychelles 1909
Hirstienus nanus Seychelles 1908
Metazalmoxis ferruginea Mahé, Seychelles 1892
Peromona erinacea Seychelles 1892
Sitalcicus gardineri Mahé, Seychelles 1908
Stipax triangulifer Mahé, Seychelles 1898
Thomasettia seychellana Seychelles 1911
Eucarlia alluaudi Marianne, Seychelles 1892
Spirobolellus praslinus Praslin, Seychelles 1902
Orthomorpha crinita Mahé, Seychelles 1894
Afrocyclops pauliani Madagaskar 1951
Tropodiaptomus ctenopus Madagaskar after 1930 ?
Sooty Crayfish Pacifastacus nigrescens California, USA 1900
Sandhills Crayfish Procambarus angustatus Georgia, USA 1856
Rubious Cave Amphipod Stygobromus lucifugus Illinois, USA ?
Pleorotus braueri Mahé, Seychelles 1894
Shelta Cave Crayfish Orconectes sheltae Alabama, USA rediscovered in 2019
Flat Pigtoe Mussel Pleurobema marshalli Alabama, Mississippi (USA) 1980
Green-blossom Pearly Mussel Epioblasma torulosa gubernaculum Tennessee River (USA) 1982
Tubercled-blossom Pearly Mussel Epioblasma torulosa torulosa USA 1969
Southern Acornshell Mussel Epioblasma othcaloogensis Coosa & Cahaba River (USA) 1974
Stirrupshell Mussel Theliderma stapes Alabama, Mississippi (USA) 1987
Turgid-blossom Pearly Mussel Epioblasma turgidula Cumberland & Tennessee River (USA) 1965
Upland Combshell Mussel Epioblasma metastriata Mobile River Basin (USA) 1988
Yellow-blossom Pearly Mussel Epioblasma florentina florentina Cumberland & Tennessee River (USA) 1967
Beaver Pond Marstonia Marstonia castor Georgia (USA) 2000
Pseudopomatias lyui India ? ?
Pseudopomatias zhuoi</em India ? ?
Pseudopomatias shanensis Myanmar 1895
Pseudopomatias reischuetzi India 1903
Pseudopomatias harli India early 20th century ?
Payden's Isopod Exosphaeroma paydenae Alaska, Aleuten 1873
Staurotheutis albatrossi Nordwestpazifik 1906
Chiasmalges carolinensis North America 1927
Big Black Rocksnail Lithasia hubrichti Mississippi (USA) rediscovered in 2022
Dusky-apex Oahu Treesnail Achatinella apexfulva Oahu (Hawaii) 2019
Decorated Oahu Tree-snail Achatinella decora Oahu (Hawaii) around 1900
Achatinella valida Oahu (Hawaii) 1951
Abbreviated Oahu Tree-snail Achatinella abbreviata Oahu (Hawaii) 1963
Elegant Oahu tree-snail Achatinella elegans Oahu (Hawaii) 1952
Achatinella casta Oahu (Hawaii) ?
Achatinella caesia Oahu (Hawaii) around 1900
Two-morphed Oahu Tree-snail Achatinella dimorpha Oahu (Hawaii) 1967
Judd’s Oahu Tree-snail Achatinella juddii Oahu (Hawaii) 1958
Achatinella juncea Oahu (Hawaii) 1951
Achatinella lehuiensis Oahu (Hawaii) 1922 oder 1936
Achatinella papyracea Oahu (Hawaii) vor 1945
Spalding’s Oahu Tree-snail Achatinella spaldingi Oahu (Hawaii) 1938
Thaanum’s Oahu Tree-snail Achatinella thaanumi Oahu (Hawaii) around 1900
Fagilde's Trapdoor Spider Nemesia berlandi Nordportugal rediscovered in 2023
Aylacostoma stigmaticum Argentina, Paraguay ?
Aylacostoma guaraniticum Argentina, Paraguay ?
Macrobrachium purpureamanus Kundur (Indonesien) 1998 ?
Belisarius ibericus Iberische Halbinsel 1952 ?
Tityus exstinctus Martinique 1884
Potamonautes bipartitus Uganda 1892
Potamonautes dubius Angola, Namibia 1890
Craspedacusta iseana Japan 1921
Pachnodus velutinus Seychelles 1994
Wellington’s Solitary Coral Rhizopsammia wellingtoni Galápagos-Inseln rediscovered in 2024
Depastrum cyathiforme Nordeuropa rediscovered in 2023
Orphnaecus pellitus Philippinen rediscovered in 2023
<emGodwinia caperata Kauai (Hawaii) rediscovered in 2025
Hiona exaequata Kauai (Hawaii) rediscovered in 2025
Actinella arcinella Madeira, Desertas (Portugal) early 20th century
Actinella promontoriensis Madeira (Portugal) after 1420
Amphorella grabhami Madeira (Portugal) early mid 20th century
Caseolus bowdichianus Madeira, Porto Santo (Portugal) 1550-1580
Cylichnidia cylichna Madeira (Portugal) 19.-20th century
Geomitra delphinula Madeira (Portugal) 1620
Leiostyla wollastoni Madeira (Portugal) 20th century
Truncatellina linearis Madeira (Portugal) late19. to 20th century
Dendryphantes sedulus São Nicolau (Kap Verde) after 1865
Meta maculata São Nicolau (Kap Verde) after 1865
Conus lugubris São Vicente (Kap Verde) after 1987
Leptaxis vetusta Santa Maria (Azoren) ?
Chilonopsis exulatus St. Helena 1870s
Pupa obliquicostulata St. Helena 1885
Campolaemus perexilis St. Helena 1870s
Chilonopsis aurisvulpina St. Helena 1870s
Chilonopsis helena St. Helena 1870s
Chilonopsis blofeldi St. Helena 1870s
Chilonopsis melanoides St. Helena 1870s
Chilonopsis nonpareil St. Helena 1870s
Chilonopsis subplicatus St. Helena 1870s
Chilonopsis subtruncatus St. Helena 1870s
Chilonopsis turtoni St. Helena 1870s
Helenoconcha bilamellata St. Helena ?
Helenoconcha biplicata St. Helena 1885
Helenoconcha cutteri St. Helena 1885
Helenoconcha leptalea St. Helena 1885
Helenoconcha minutissima St. Helena 1885
Helenoconcha polyodon St. Helena 1885
Helenoconcha pseustes St. Helena 1885
Helenoconcha sexdentata St. Helena 1885
Helenoconcha vernoni St. Helena ?
Helenodiscus bilamellata St. Helena 1885
Helenodiscus vernoni St. Helena 1870s
Pseudohelenoconcha spurca St. Helena 1836
Pupilla obliquicosta St. Helena 1870s
Conus jourdani St. Helena 1980
Amnicola rhombostoma Florida, USA 1999
Fish Springs Marshsnail Stagnicola pilsbryi Fish Springs, Utah, USA 1970
Cambarellus alvarezi Ejido El Potosí, Nuevo León, Mexico 1914
Charco Azul Crayfish Cambarellus sp. Bolsón de Sandia, Nuevo León, Mexico 1990
Phantom Lake Springsnail Juturnia brunei Phantom Lake, Texas, USA 1984
Hertlein’s Tryonia Tryonia hertleini Río Casas Grandes,Chihuahua, Mexico 1975
Julimes Tryonia Tryonia julimesensis Julimes,Chihuahua, Mexico 1991-2001
Oasis Ranch Tryonia Tryonia oasiensis Caroline Spring, Texas, USA 2009
Santa Rosa Tryonia Tryonia santarosae Ojo de Santa Rosa,Chihuahua, Mexico 1973-2000
Shi-Kuei’s Tryonia Tryonia shikuei Ojo de Federico & Ojo de San Juan, Chihuahua, Mexico mid 1980s
Tryonia sp. La Laguna,Chihuahua, Mexico 1971-1990
Panaca Big Spring Tryonia Tryonia sp. Panaca Big Spring,Nevada, USA 1954
Pyrgulopsis brandi Las Palomas,Chihuahua, Mexico 1970s
Corded purg Pyrgulopsis nevadensis Pyramid & Walker Lakes, Nevada, USA ?
Fish Lake purg Pyrgulopsis ruinosa Fish Lake, Nevada, USA 1995
Longstreet purg Pyrgulopsis sp. Longstreet Spring,Nevada, USA 1970s
Thickshell Pondsnail Stagnicola utahensis Utah Lake, Utah, USA late 1930er-/ early1940s
Fish Lake Physa Physa microstriata Fish Lake, Utah, USA 1929-1989
Rio Grande Monkeyface Rotundaria couchiana Rio Grande, New Mexico,Texas, Chihuahua, Mexico around 1900
Beltran’s valvata snail Valvata beltrani Charco Azul, Nuevo León, Mexico 1980s
Valvata sp. Charco Azul, Nuevo León, Mexico 1980s
Parreys snail Microcolpia parreyssii Lake Petea (Romania) mid 2010s or before

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