Protection
- The Iowa Pleistocene snail was listed as an endangered species in 1978.
- The Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge was created to protect this snail and a plant.
- Habitat Protection - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, state, county, and private conservation agencies are all working to preserve the snail and its habitat. Some private landowners have entered into voluntary protection agreements.
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—Sigmund Freud (1856–1939)