Checklist of Illinois terrestrial gastropods

Nomenclature down to family level according to Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005, Classification and Nomenclature of Gastropod Families. Malacologia 47 (1-2): 1-397.

Class Gastropoda

Subclass Neritomorpha

            Order Cycloneritimorpha

Family Helcinidae

   Hendersonia occulta (Say, 1831) – Cherrystone Drop

Subclass Caenogastropoda

             Order Hypogastropoda

Family Pomatiopsidae

Pomatiopsis cincinnatiensis (Lea, 1840) – Brown Walker
Pomatiopsis lapidaria (Say, 1817) – Slender Walker

       Subclass Heterobranchia

             Order Pulmonata

Suborder Eupulmonata

Superfamily Ellobioidea

Family Ellobiidae

Carychium exiguum (Say, 1822) – Obese Thorn

Carychium exile H.C. Lea, 1842 – Ice Thorn

Clade Stylommatophora

  Subclade Elasmognatha

Superfamily Succineoidea

Family Succineidae

Catinella exile (Leonard, 1972) – not listed in Turgeon et al., 19981

Catinella gelida (F.C. Baker, 1927)3˜4

Catinella parallela Franzen, 1979 – listed in Turgeon et al., 1998 as classification uncertainÓ1,2

Catinella vermeta (Say, 1829)2 – Suboval Ambersnail

Novisuccinea chittenangoensis (Pilsbry, 1908) – Chittenango Ambersnail

Novisuccinea ovalis (Say, 1817) – Oval Ambersnail 

Oxyloma deprimidum Franzen, 1973 – listed in Turgeon et al., 1998 as classification uncertainÓ

Oxyloma peoriense (Wolf, in Walker, 1894) – Depressed Ambersnail

Oxyloma retusum (Lea, 1834) – Blunt Ambersnail

Oxyloma salleanum (Pfeiffer, 1849) – Louisiana Ambersnail

Succinea bakeri Hubricht, 1963 3˜4

Succinea forsheyi I. Lea, 1864 – Spotted Ambersnail

Subclade Orthurethra

Superfamily Cochlicopoidea

Family Cochlicopidae (=Cionellidae in Turgeon et al., 19983)

Cochlicopa lubrica (Muller, 1774) – Glossy Pillar

Cochlicopa lubricella (Porro, 1838) – Thin Pillar

Cochlicopa morseana (Doherty, 1878) – Appalachian Pillar; not known from IL, but extreme SW IN Re: Hubricht, 1985.

Cochliocopa nitens (Gallenstein, 1848) – Robust Pillar

Superfamily Pupilloidea

Family Strobilopsidae

Strobilops aeneus Pilsbry, 1926 – Bronze Pinecone

Strobilops affinis Pilsbry, 1893 – Eightfold Pinecone

Strobilops labyrinthicus (Say, 1817) – Maze Pinecone

Family Valloniidae

Planogyra asteriscus (E.S. Morse, 1857) – Eastern Flat-whorl

Valloniacostata (Muller, 1774) – Costate Vallonia

Valloniaexcentrica Sterki, 1893 – Iroquois Vallonia

Vallonia gracilicosta Reinhardt, 1883 – Multirib Vallonia

Valloniaparvula Sterki, 1893 – Trumpet Vallonia

Vallonia perspectiva Sterki, 1893 – Thin-lip Vallonia

Vallonia pulchella (Muller, 1774) – Lovely Vallonia

Family Vertiginidae (= Pupillidae in Turgeon et al., 1998)

Columella columella (Martens, 1830) 3˜4 – Mellow Column 

Columella edentula (Draparnaud, 1805) – Toothless Column

Columella simplex (Gould, 1841)4 – listed in Turgeon et al., 1998 as classification uncertainÓ

Gastrocopta abbreviata (Sterki, 1909) – Plains Snaggletooth

Gastrocopta armifera (Say, 1821) – Armed Snaggletooth

Gastrocopta contracta (Say, 1822) – Bottleneck Snaggletooth

Gastrocopta corticaria (Say, 1816) – Bark Snaggletooth

Gastrocopta holzingeri (Sterki, 1889) – Lamda Snaggletooth

Gastrocopta pentodon (Say, 1822) – Comb Snaggletooth

Gastrocopta procera (Gould, 1840) – Wing Snaggletooth

Gastrocopta rogersensis Nekola & Coles, 2001 – no common name given by authors

Gastrocopta similis (Sterki, 1909) – Great Lakes Snaggletooth

Gastrocopta tappaniana (C.B. Adams, 1842) – White Snaggletooth

Pupilla muscorum (Linnaeus, 1758) – Widespread Column

Pupoides albilabris (C.B. Adams, 1841) – White-lip Dagger

Vertigo brierensis (Leonard, 1972)3˜4

Vertigo elatior Sterki, 1894 – Tapered Vertigo

Vertigo gouldi (A. Binney, 1843) – Variable Vertigo

Vertigo hannai Pilsbry, 19193˜4

Vertigo hubrichti Pilsbry, 19343˜4

Vertigo meramecensis Van Devender, 1979 – Bluff Vertigo

Vertigo milium (Gould, 1840) – Bblade Vertigo

Vertigo modesta (Say, 1824) – Cross Vertigo

Vertigo morsei Sterki, 1894 – Six-whorl Vertigo

Vertigo occulta Leonard, 1972 3˜4

Vertigo ovata Say, 1822 – Ovate Vertigo

Vertigo tridentata Wolf, 1870 – Honey Vertigo

Vertigo ventricosa (E.S. Morse, 1865) – Five-tooth Vertigo

Subclade Sigmurethra

      Superfamily Arionoidea

Family Arionidae

Arion intermedius (Normand, 1852) I – Hedgehog Arion

Arion subfuscus (Draparnaud, 1805) I – Dusky Arion

Family Philomycidae

Megapallifera mutabilis (Hubricht, 1951)-Changeable Mantleslug

Megapallifera ragsdalei (Webb, 1950) – Ozark Mantleslug

Pallifera dorsalis (A. Binney, 1842) – Pale Mantleslug

Pallifera fosteri F.C. Baker, 1939 – Foster Mantleslug

Pallifera marmorea Pilsbry, 1948 – Marbled Mantleslug

Philomycus carolinianus (Bosc, 1802) – Carolina Mantleslug

Superfamily Gastrodontoidea

Family Euconulidae (=Helicarionidae in Turgeon et al., 1998)

Euconulus chersinus (Say, 1821) – Wild Hive

Euconulus dentatus (Sterki, 1893) -Toothed Hive

Euconulus fulvus (Muller, 1774) – Brown Hive

Euconulus polygyratus (Pilsbry, 1899) – Fat Hive

Euconulus trochulus (Reinhardt, 1883) -Silk Hive

Guppya sterkii (Dall, 1888) – Sterki?s Granule

Family Gastrodontidae (= Zonitidae in Turgeon et al., 1998)

Striatura meridionalis (Pilsbry and Ferriss, 1906)-Median Striate

Striatura milium (E.S. Morse, 1859) – Fine-ribbed Striate

Ventridens demissus (A. Binney, 1843) – Perforate Dome

Ventridens ligera (Say, 1821) – Globose Dome

Ventridens virginicus (Vanatta, 1936) – Split-tooth Dome

Zonitoides arboreus (Say, 1816) – Quick Gloss

Zonitoides limatulus (A. Binney, 1940) -Dull Gloss

Zonitoides nitidus (Muller, 1774) – Black Gloss

Family Oxychilidae (= Zonitidae in Turgeon et al)

Glyphyalinia indentata (Say, 1823) – Carved Glyph

Glyphyalinia rhoadsi (Pilsbry, 1899) – Sculpted Glyph 

Glyphyalinia solida (H.B. Baker, 1930) 3˜4 

Glyphyalinia wheatleyi (Bland, 1883) – Bright Glyph 

Mesomphix cupreus (Rafinesque, 1831) – Copper Button

Mesomphix friabilis (W.G. Binney, 1857) – Brittle Button 

Mesomphix globosus (MacMillan, 1940) – Globose Button

Mesomphix perlaevis (Pilsbry, 1900) – Smooth Button

Mesomphix vulgatus H.B. Baker, 1933 – Common Button

Nesovitrea electrina (Gould, 1841) ­– Amber Glass

Paravitrea capsella (Gould, 1851) – Dimple Supercoil 

Paravitrea significans (Bland, 1866) – Domed Supercoil

Family Pristilomatidae (= Zonitidae in Turgeon et al)

Hawaiia alachuana (Dall, 1885) – Southeastern Gem

Hawaiia minuscula  (A. Binney, 1841) – Minute Gem

Superfamily Helicoidea

Family Polygyridae

Allogona profunda (Say, 1821) – Broad-banded Forestsnail

Daedalochila leporina (Gould, 1848) – Gulf Coast Liptooth

Euchemotrema fraternum (Say, 1824) – Upland Pillsnail

Euchemotrema hubrichti (Pilsbry, 1940) – Carinate Pillsnail

Euchemotrema leai (A. Binney, 1841) – Lowland Pillsnail

Inflectarius edentatus (Sampson, 1889) – Smooth-lip Shagreen

Inflectarius inflectus (Say, 1821) – Shagreen

Mesodon clausus (Say, 1821) – Yellow Globelet

Mesodon elevatus (Say, 1821) – Proud Globe

Mesodon thyroidus (Say, 1816) – White-lip Globe

Mesodon zaletus (A. Binney, 1837) Toothed Globe

Millerelix dorfeuilliana (I. Lea, 1838– Oakwood Liptooth

Neohelix albolabris (Say, 1816) – Whitelip

Neohelix alleni (Weatherby & Sampson, 1883) -Western Whitelip

Neohelix divesta (Gould, 1851) – Ozark Whitelip

Patera appressa (Say, 1821) – Flat Bladetooth

Patera pennsylvanica (Green, 1827) – Proud Globelet

Stenotrema barbatum (G.H. Clapp, 1904) -Bristled Slitmouth

Stenotrema hirsutum (Say, 1817) – Hairy Slitmouth

Stenotrema stenotrema (Pfeiffer, 1842) – Inland Slitmouth

Triodopsis discoidea (Pilsbry, 1904) – Rivercliff Threetooth

Triodopsis fradulentata (Pilsbry, 1894) – Baffled Threetooth

Triodopsis tridentata (Say, 1816) – Northern Threetooth

Triodopsis vulgata Pilsbry, 1940 – Dished Threetooth

Webbhelix multilineata (Say, 1821) – Striped Whitelip

Xolotrema denotatum (Ferussac, 1821) – Velvet Wedge

Xolotrema fosteri (F.C. Baker, 1921) – Bladetooth Wedge

Xolotrema obstrictum (Say, 1821) – Sharp Wedge

Superfamily Limacoidea

Family Agriolimacidae

Deroceras laeve (Muller, 1774) – Meadow Slug

Deroceras reticulatum (Muller, 1774) I – Grey Fieldslug

Family Limacidae

Lehmannia valentiana (Ferussac, 1821)I – Threeband Gardenslug

Limax maximus Linnaeaus, 1758 I – Giant Gardenslug

Superfamily Orthalicoidea

Family Orthalicidae (=Bulimulidae in Turgeon et al., 1998)

Rhabdotus dealbatus (Say, 1821) – Whitewashed Rabdotus

Superfamily Punctoidea

Family Discidae

Anguispira alternata (Say, 1816) – Flamed Tigersnail

Anguispira kochi (L. Pfeiffer, 1845) – Banded Tigersnail

Anguispira strongyloides ((Pfeiffer, 1854) -Southern Tigersnail

Discus macclintocki (F.C. Baker, 1928) – Pleistocene Disc

Discus patulus (Deshayes, 1830) – Domed Disc

Discus shimekii (Pilsbry, 1890) – Striate Disc

Discus whitneyi (Newcomb, 1864) – Forest Disc

Family Helicodiscidae

Helicodiscus inermis H.B. Baker, 1929 – Oldfield Coil

Helicodiscus notius Hubricht, 1962 – Tight Coil

Helicodiscus parallelus (Say, 1821) – Compound Coil – date incorrect in Turgeon et al., 1998

Helicodiscus shimeki Hubricht, 1962 – temperate Coil

Helicodiscus singleyanus (Pilsbry, 1880) – smooth Coil– date incorrect in Turgeon et al., 1998

Family Punctidae

Punctum minutissimum (I. Lea, 1841) – Small Spot

Punctum smithi Morrison, 1935 – Lamellate Spot

Punctum vitreum (H.B. Baker, 1830) – Glass Spot

Superfamily Rhytidoidea

Family Haplotrematidae

Haplotrema concavum (Say, 1821) – Gray-foot Lancetooth

Footnotes

Introduced

3˜4 Known as a Pleistocene fossil only

1 Perez, K.E. and J.R. Cordeiro, 2008 list this species as occurring in IL.

2 listed in Hubricht, 1985 as a synonym of Catinella avara, but Turgeon et al., 1998 list Cavara as a species dubium being based on a juvenile shell and most specimens referred to as Cavara are actually referable to Cvermeta,

Turgeon et al., 1998 cite A.S. Kennard, 1942, Proc. Malac. Soc. London 25(3):111-118 to justify the use of Cionellidae and Cionellainstead of Cochlicopidae and Cochlicopa.

4 listed in Hubricht, 1985 as a valid species citing Hubricht, 1971, Sterkiana 42:45.

Literature Cited

Hubricht, L. 1985. The distributions of the native land mollusks of the eastern United States. Fieldiana, Zoology, N.S. 24: 1-191.

Perez, K.E. and J.R. Cordeiro, Eds.  2008. A Guide for Terrestrial Gastropod Identification. Marla L. Coppolino, Illus. AmericanMalacological Society. Carbondale, IL.

Turgeon, D.D. et al.  1998.  Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks.  Second Ed.  American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26.  Pp. 526.