Athearnia anthonyi (Redfield, 1854)
Anthony's Riversnail

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Federal Protection: Listed Endangered

State Protection: Endangered

Global Rank: G1

State Rank: SH

Element Locations Tracked in Biotics: Yes

SWAP 2015 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): No

SWAP 2025 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): Yes

2025 SGCN Priority Tier: Data Deficient

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 0

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: Large rivers to medium creeks

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SWAP 2025 Threat Matrix

	Threat 1	Threat 2	Threat 3
General Threat	Residential & commercial development	Agriculture & aquaculture	None
Specific Threat	None	None	None

SWAP 2025 Conservation Actions:

• Action 1: Assess SGCN gastropod and gastropod communities in the Tennessee River system in GA
• Action 2: Provide technical and financial assistance to farmers/landowners to protect stream buffers and wetlands, minimize runoff of sediment and pollutants, and protect habitat from livestock trampling
• Action 3: Minimize impacts of urbanization on aquatic SGCN and habitats
• Action 4: Restore and protect shoal and riffle habitat

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