Allogona profunda
(Say, 1821)
Broad-banded Forestsnail
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.119169
Element CodeIMGAS91020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderStylommatophora
FamilyPolygyridae
GenusAllogona
Synonyms
Polygyra profunda
Other Common Names
Escargot-forestier écharge (FR)
Concept Reference
Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, P. M. Mikkelsen, R. J. Neves, C. F. E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F. G. Thompson, M. Vecchione, and J. D. Williams. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks. 2nd Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26, Bethesda, Maryland. 526 pp.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x
Review Date2009-10-22
Change Date2002-10-08
Edition Date2009-10-22
Edition AuthorsCordeiro, J. (2009)
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
It ranges across a wide section of central and eastern North America, from Kansas to Minnesota east to New York, North Carolina, and Alabama.
Range Extent Comments
It ranges across a wide section of central and eastern North America, from Kansas to Minnesota east to New York, North Carolina, and Alabama.
Occurrences Comments
In New York, Hotopp and Pearce (2007) report specimens from Herkimer Co. as a likely local introduction.
Ecology & Habitat
Habitat
From Dourson (2013): Found around limestone and also acidic mountainsides in mixed hardwood.
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest - Hardwood
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN1
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | S1 | Yes |
United StatesN5
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | S2 | Yes |
| Ohio | SNR | Yes |
| Kansas | SNR | Yes |
| Kentucky | S4 | Yes |
| Mississippi | SX | Yes |
| West Virginia | S5 | Yes |
| New York | SNR | Yes |
| Arkansas | SX | Yes |
| Georgia | SNR | Yes |
| Louisiana | SX | Yes |
| Nebraska | SNR | Yes |
| Alabama | SNR | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | S2 | Yes |
| Indiana | SNR | Yes |
| Virginia | S4 | Yes |
| Michigan | SNR | Yes |
| Maryland | SU | Yes |
| Illinois | SNR | Yes |
| Iowa | SNR | Yes |
| Missouri | SNR | Yes |
| Minnesota | SNR | Yes |
| North Carolina | S2 | Yes |
| Tennessee | S4 | Yes |
Roadless Areas (2)
Tennessee (2)
| Area | Forest | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Brushy Ridge | Cherokee National Forest | 7,469 |
| Sycamore Creek | Cherokee National Forest | 6,984 |
References (5)
- Dourson, D.C. 2010. Kentucky's land snails and their ecological communities. Goatslug Publications, Bakersville, NC. 298 pp.
- Dourson, D.C. 2013. Land snails of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and southern Appalachians. Goatslug Publications, Bakersville, NC. 336 pp.
- Dourson, D C. and West Virginia DNR. 2015. Land snails of West Virginia. Goatslug Publications, Bakersville, North Carolina. 412 pp.
- Hotopp, K. and T.A. Pearce. 2007. Land snails in New York: statewide distribution and talus site faunas. Final Report for contract #NYHER 041129 submitted to New York State Biodiversity Research Institute, New York State Museum, Albany, New York. 91 pp.
- Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, P. M. Mikkelsen, R. J. Neves, C. F. E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F. G. Thompson, M. Vecchione, and J. D. Williams. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks. 2nd Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26, Bethesda, Maryland. 526 pp.