Land Snails


* = non-native species
** = not reported yet

Taxonomic Index

Below are land snails of Connecticut, Washington D.C., Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Vermont, listed systematically. You can sample each state’s land snail diversity by clicking on highlighted species names.


Helicinidae
Hendersonia occulta (Say, 1831) 

Pomatiopsidae
Pomatiopsis cincinnatiensis (I. Lea, 1840)
Pomatiopsis lapidaria (Say, 1817) 

Ellobiidae
Carychium clappi Hubricht, 1959
Carychium exiguum (Say, 1822)
Carychium exile I. Lea, 1842
Carychium minimum (Müller, 1774)*
Carychium nannodes G.H. Clapp, 1905
Melampus bidentatus Say, 1822
Myosotella myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801)*

Succineidae
Catinella hubrichti Grimm, 1960
Catinella oklahomarum (Webb, 1953)
Catinella vagans (Pilsbry, 1900)
Catinella vermeta (Say, 1829)
Novisuccinea chittenangoensis (Pilsbry, 1908)
Novisuccinea ovalis (Say, 1817)
Oxyloma effusum (Pfeiffer, 1853)
Oxyloma groenlandica (Moller, 1842)*
Oxyloma peoriense (Wolf, 1894)
Oxyloma retusum (I. Lea, 1834)
Oxyloma subeffusum Pilsbry, 1948
Succinea campestris Say, 1817
Succinea indiana Pilsbry, 1905
Succinea putris
(Linnaeus, 1758)*
Succinea wilsonii I. Lea, 1864 

Cionellidae
Cochlicopa lubrica (Müller, 1774)
Cochlicopa lubricella (Porro, 1838)
Cochlicopa morseana (Doherty, 1878)
Cochlicopa nitens (Gallenstein, 1848)* 

Pupillidae
Pupilla muscorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pupoides albilabris (C.B. Adams, 1841) 

Strobilopsidae
Strobilops aeneus Pilsbry, 1926
Strobilops affinis Pilsbry, 1893
Strobilops labyrinthicus (Say, 1817)
Strobilops texasianus Pilsbry & Ferriss, 1906 

Valloniidae
Planogyra asteriscus (E.S. Morse, 1857)
Vallonia costata (Müller, 1774)
Vallonia excentrica Sterki, 1893
Vallonia parvula Sterki,1893
Vallonia perspectiva Sterki,1892
Vallonia pulchella (Müller, 1774)
Zoogenetes harpa (Say, 1824)

Vertiginidae
Columella simplex (Gould, 1840)
Gastrocopta armifera (Say, 1821)
Gastrocopta clappi (Sterki, 1909)
Gastrocopta contracta (Say, 1822)
Gastrocopta corticaria (Say, 1816)
Gastrocopta cristata (Pilsbry and Vanatta, 1900)
Gastrocopta holzingeri (Sterki, 1889)
Gastrocopta pellucida (Pfeiffer, 1841)
Gastrocopta pentodon (Say, 1822)
Gastrocopta procera (Gould, 1840)
Gastrocopta riparia Hubricht, 1978**
Gastrocopta similis
(Sterki, 1909)
Gastrocopta tappaniana (C.B. Adams, 1842)
Vertigo alabamensis Clapp, 1915**
Vertigo arthuri Martens, 1882
Vertigo bollesiana (E.S. Morse, 1865)**
Vertigo clappi (Brooks and Hunt, 1936)
Vertigo cristata (Sterki, 1919)**
Vertigo elatior Sterki, 1894**
Vertigo gouldii (A. Binney, 1843)
Vertigo lilleborgi vinladica Nekola et.al, in press
Vertigo malleata Coles and Nekola, 2007**
Vertigo meramecensis VanDevender, 1979
Vertigo milium (Gould, 1840)
Vertigo modesta (Say, 1824)
Vertigo nylanderi Sterki, 1909
Vertigo oralis Sterki, 1898
Vertigo oscariana Sterki, 1890
Vertigo ovata Say, 1822
Vertigo parvula Sterki, 1890
Vertigo perryi Sterki, 1905
Vertigo pygmaea (Draparnaud, 1801)
Vertigo teskeyae (Hubricht, 1961)
Vertigo tridentata (Wolf, 1870)
Vertigo ventricosa (E.S. Morse, 1865)**

Ferussaciidae
Cecilioides acicula (Müller, 1774)*

Subulinidae
Allopeas clavulinum (Potiez and Michaud, 1838)*
Allopeas gracile
(Hutton, 1834)*
Allopeas mauritianum
(Pfeiffer, 1852)*
Lamellaxis micra
(d’Orbigny, 1835)*
Opeas pumilum (Pfeiffer, 1840)*
Opeas pyrgula Schmacker & Boettger, 1891*
Rumina decollata (Linnaeus, 1758)*  
Subulina octona (Bruguiere, 1792)*

Achatinidae
Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822)*

Haplotrematidae
Haplotrema concavum (Say, 1821)

Testacellidae
Testacella haliotidea Draparnaud, 1801* 

Punctidae
Punctum blandianum Pilsbry, 1900
Punctum conspectum (Bland, 1865)*
Punctum minutissimum (I. Lea, 1841)
Punctum smithi (Morrison, 1935)
Punctum vitreum (H.B. Baker, 1930) 

Discidae
Anguispira alternata (Say, 1816)
Anguispira fergusoni (Bland, 1861)
Anguispira jessica Kutchka, 1938
Anguispira kochi (Pfeiffer, 1821)
Anguispira mordax (Shuttleworth, 1852)
Anguispira rugoderma Hubricht, 1938**
Anguispira stihleri Dourson, 2015
Anguispira strongylodes (Pfeiffer, 1854)
Discus bryanti (Harper, 1881)
Discus catskillensis (Pilsbry, 1896)
Discus nigrimontanus (Pilsbry,1924)
Discus patulus (Deshayes, 1830)
Discus rotundatus (Müller, 1774)*
Discus whitneyi (Newcomb, 1864)  

Helicodiscidae
Helicodiscus diadema Grimm, 1967
Helicodiscus hadenoecus Hubricht, 1962
Helicodiscus lirellus Hubricht, 1975
Helicodiscus multidens Hubricht, 1962
Helicodiscus notius Hubricht, 1962
Helicodiscus parallelus (Say, 1817)
Helicodiscus shimeki Hubricht, 1962
Helicodiscus triodus Hubricht, 1958
Helicodiscus villosus Dourson, 2015
Lucilla scintilla (R.T. Lowe, 1852)
Lucilla singleyana (Pilsbry, 1889)
Polygyriscus virginianus (Burch, 1947)  

Gastrodontidae
Gastrodonta fonticula Wurtz, 1948
Gastrodonta interna (Say, 1822)
Striatura exigua (Stimpson, 1850)
Striatura ferrea E.S. Morse, 1864
Striatura meridionalis (Pilsbry and Ferriss, 1906)
Striatura milium (E.S. Morse, 1859)
Ventridens acerra (J. Lewis, 1870)
Ventridens arcellus Hubricht, 1976
Ventridens cerinoideus (Anthony, 1865)
Ventridens coelaxis (Pilsbry, 1899)
Ventridens collisella (Pilsbry, 1896)
Ventridens decussatus (Walker and Pilsbry, 1902)
Ventridens demissus (A. Binney, 1843)
Ventridens gularis (Say, 1822)
Ventridens intertextus (A. Binney, 1841)
Ventridens lasmodon (Phillips, 1841)
Ventridens lawae (W.G. Binney, 1892)
Ventridens ligera (Say, 1821)
Ventridens pilsbryi Hubricht, 1964
Ventridens suppressus (Say, 1829)
Ventridens theloides (Walker and Pilsbry, 1902)
Ventridens virginicus (Vanatta, 1936)
Zonitoides arboreus (Say, 1816)
Zonitoides elliotti (Redfield, 1856)
Zonitoides nitidus (Müller, 1774) 

Euconulidae
Euconulus alderi
Euconulus chersinus (Say, 1821)
Euconulus dentatus (Sterki, 1893)
Euconulus fulvus (Müller, 1774)
Euconulus polygyratus (Pilsbry, 1899)
Euconulus trochulus (Reinhardt, 1883)
Guppya sterkii (Dall, 1888) 

Oxychilidae
Aegopinella nitidula (Draparnaud, 1805)*

Oxychilus alliarius (Miller, 1822)*
Oxychilus cellarius (Müller, 1774)*
Oxychilus draparnaudi (Beck, 1837)*

Pristilomatidae
Hawaiia alachuana (Dall, 1885)
Hawaiia minuscula (A. Binney, 1841)
Paravitrea bellona
Hubricht, 1978
Paravitrea blarina Hubricht, 1963
Paravitrea capsella (Gould, 1851)
Paravitrea ceres Hubricht, 1978
Paravitrea dentilla Hubricht, 1978
Paravitrea hera Hubricht, 1983
Paravitrea lamellidens (Pilsbry, 1898)
Paravitrea mira Hubricht, 1975
Paravitrea multidentata (A. Binney, 1840)
Paravitrea placentula (Shuttleworth, 1852)
Paravitrea pontis H.B. Baker, 1931
Paravitrea reesei Morrison, 1937
Paravitrea septadens  Hubricht, 1978
Paravitrea seradens Hubricht, 1972
Paravitrea subtilis Hubricht, 1978
Paravitrea tridens Pilsbry, 1946**  

Milacidae
Milax gagates (Draparnaud, 1801)*

Zonitidae
Glyphyalinia carolinensis (Cockerell, 1890)
Glyphyalinia cryptomphala (G.H. Clapp, 1915)
Glyphyalinia cumberlandiana (Clapp, 1919)
Glyphyalinia indentata (Say, 1823)
Glyphyalinia lewisiana (Clapp, 1908)
Glyphyalinia luticola  Hubricht, 1966
Glyphyalinia picea Hubricht, 1976
Glyphyalinia praecox (H.B. Baker, 1930)
Glyphyalinia raderi (Dall, 1898)
Glyphyalinia rhoadsi (Pilsbry, 1899)
Glyphyalinia rimula Hubricht, 1968)
Glyphyalinia sculptilis (Bland, 1858)
Glyphyalinia solida (H.B. Baker, 1930)
Glyphyalinia specus (Hubricht, 1965)
Glyphyalinia virginica (Morrison, 1937)
Glyphyalinia wheatleyi (Bland, 1883)
Mesomphix capnodes (W. G. Binney, 1857)
Mesomphix cupreus (Rafinesque, 1831)
Mesomphix inornatus (Say, 1821)
Mesomphix latior (Pilsbry, 1900)
Mesomphix luisant Dourson, 2015
Mesomphix perlaevis (Pilsbry, 1900)
Mesomphix rugeli (W. G. Binney, 1879)
Mesomphix subplanus (A. Binney, 1842)
Nesovitrea binneyana (E.S. Morse, 1864)
Nesovitrea electrina (Gould, 1841)
Vitrinizonites latissimus (J. Lewis, 1875)

Limacidae
Ambigolimax valentianus (Férussac, 1821)*
Lehmannia marginata (Müller, 1774)*
Limax flavus (Linnaeus, 1758)*
Limax maximus (Linnaeus, 1758)*

Agriolimacidae
Deroceras invadens Reise, Hutchinson, Schunack & Schlitt, 2011* **
Deroceras laeve (Müller, 1774)
Deroceras reticulatum (Müller, 1774) *

Vitrinidae
Vitrina angelicae Beck, 1837

Arionidae
Arion ater (Linnaeus, 1758)*
Arion circumscriptus
Johnston, 1828*
Arion distinctus
Mabille, 1868 *
Arion fasciatus (Nilsson, 1822)*
Arion hortensis Férussac, 1819*
Arion intermedius (Normand, 1852)*
Arion rufus (Linnaeus, 1758)*
Arion subfuscus (Draparnaud, 1805)*

Arion sylvaticus Lohmander, 1937*

Philomycidae
Megapallifera mutabilis (Hubricht, 1951)
Megapallifera wetherbyi (W.G. Binney, 1874)
Pallifera dorsalis (A. Binney, 1842)
Pallifera fosteri F.C. Baker, 1939
Pallifera hemphilli (W.G. Binney, 1885)
Pallifera megaphallica Grimm, 1961
Pallifera ohioensis (Sterki, 1908)
Pallifera secreta Cockerell, 1900
Pallifera varia Hubricht, 1953
Philomycis batchi Branson, 1968
Philomycus bisdosus (Branson, 1968)
Philomycus carolinianus (Bosc, 1802)
Philomycus flexuolaris Rafinesque, 1820
Philomycus togatus (Gould, 1841)
Philomycus venustus Hubricht, 1953
Philomycus virginicus Hubricht, 1953  

Helicidae
Arianta arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758)*
Cepaea hortensis (Müller, 1774)
Cepaea nemoralis (Linnaeus, 1758)*
Cornu aspersum (Müller, 1774)*
Eobania vermiculata (Müller, 1774)*
Helix pomatia Linnaeus, 1758*
Otala lactea (Müller, 1774)*

Hygromiidae
Candidula intersecta (Poiret, 1801)*
Cernuella cisalpina (Rossmässler, 1837)*
Cernuella virgata (da Costa, 1778)*
Trochulus hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)*

Polygyridae
Allogona profunda (Say, 1821)
Appalachina sayana (Pilsbry, 1906)
Euchemotrema fraternum (Say, 1824)
Euchemotrema leai (A. Binney, 1841)
Fumonelix christyi (Bland, 1860)
Fumonelix wheatleyi (Bland, 1860) 
Inflectarius inflectus (Say, 1821)
Inflectarius kalmianus (Hubricht, 1965)
Inflectarius rugeli (Shuttleworth, 1852)
Lobosculum pustuloides (Bland, 1858)
Mesodon andrewsae W. G. Binney, 1879
Mesodon clausus (Say, 1821)
Mesodon elevatus (Say, 1821)
Mesodon mitchellianus (I. Lea, 1839)
Mesodon normalis (Pilsbry, 1900)
Mesodon thyroidus (Say, 1816)
Mesodon zaletus (A. Binney, 1837)
Millerelix plicata (Say, 1821)
Neohelix albolabris (Say, 1817)
Neohelix dentifera (A. Binney, 1837)
Neohelix major (A. Binney, 1837)
Neohelix solemi Emberton, 1988
Patera appressa (Say, 1821)
Patera laevior (Pilsbry, 1940)
Patera panselenus (Hubricht, 1976)
Patera pennsylvanica (Green, 1827)
Stenotrema altispira (Pilsbry, 1894)
Stenotrema barbatum (G.H. Clapp, 1904)
Stenotrema burringtoni Grimm, 1971
Stenotrema edvardsi (Bland, 1856)
Stenotrema hirsutum (Say, 1817)
Stenotrema macgregori (Dourson, 2011)**
Stenotrema pilula (Pilsbry, 1900)
Stenotrema simile (Grimm, 1971)
Stenotrema spinosum (Lea, 1830)
Stenotrema stenotrema (Pfeiffer, 1842)
Triodopsis alabamensis (Pilsbry, 1902)
Triodopsis anteridon Pilsbry, 1940
Triodopsis burchi Hubricht, 1950
Triodopsis fallax (Say, 1825)
Triodopsis fraudulenta (Pilsbry, 1894)
Triodopsis hopetonensis (Shuttleworth, 1852)
Triodopsis juxtidens (Pilsbry, 1894)
Triodopsis messana Hubricht, 1952
Triodopsis obsoleta (Pilsbry, 1894)
Triodopsis pendula Hubricht, 1952
Triodopsis picea Hubricht, 1958
Triodopsis platysayoides (Brooks, 1933)
Triodopsis rugosa Brooks and McMillan, 1940
Triodopsis tennesseensis (Walker and Pilsbry, 1902)
Triodopsis tridentata (Say, 1816)
Triodopsis vulgata Pilsbry, 1940
Webbhelix multilineata (Say, 1821)
Xolotrema denotatum (Férussac, 1821)
Xolotrema fosteri (F.C. Baker, 1921)*
Xolotrema obstrictum (Say, 1821)

Camaenidae
Zachrysia provisoria (Pfeiffer, 1858)*