Land Snails

Catinella hubrichti (Grimm, 1960)

Family: Succineidae
Common name: Snowhill Ambersnail

Identification
Width: 4.5-5.6 mm
Height: 6.5-9.0 mm
Whorls: 2.5+

Catinella hubrichti has a translucent, greenish-yellow shell that is glossy and smooth, with a low, sharp spire. The aperture is expanded at the base. The animal has a yellowish body speckled with gray. The skin has minute flecks of orange.

Ecology
This animal lives in brackish marshes, where it can be found climbing on plants (Hubricht 1985), or among wet leaf litter in muddy areas near creeks (Grimm 1960).

Taxonomy
There are no synonyms. This species appears to be a Mid-Atlantic coastal endemic, with the caveat that succineid taxonomy is not well-understood.

Distribution
Catinella hubrichti ranges along the east coast from Delaware in the north to South Carolina. It is reported in Virginia only from James City.

Conservation
NatureServe Global Rank: G3, Vulnerable
NatureServe State Rank: Virginia, S1S3
Virginia’s wildlife action plan: Tier II
Delaware SNR, not ranked
Maryland SNR, not ranked

 

Meegan Winslow, Ken Hotopp 9/2012

Range Map (click to enlarge)