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Mesodon zaletus

(A. Binney, 1837)

Toothed Globe

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.114804
Element CodeIMGAS95380
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderStylommatophora
FamilyPolygyridae
GenusMesodon
Synonyms
Polygyra zaletus
Other Common Names
Gobelet dentelé (FR) Toothed Globe Snail (EN)
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
Review Date2009-12-02
Change Date2002-10-08
Edition Date2009-12-02
Edition AuthorsCordeiro, J.
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Rank Reasons
It ranges from Texas and Oklahoma east to Alabama, North Carolina, New York, and lower Michigan.
Range Extent Comments
It ranges from Texas and Oklahoma east to Alabama, North Carolina, New York, and lower Michigan.
Occurrences Comments
In New York, Hotopp and Pearce (2007) report it from 9 counties reaching its northern limit in New York with disjunct occurrences in the Atlantic area and Whiteface Mountain in Essex Co. Waggoner et al. (2006) found this species in 1 of 15 samples in surveys of the Sipsey Wilderness Area, Bankhead National Forest, northwest Alabama. Schroeder (2008) documented this species from Nelson Co., Kentucky.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

From Dourson (2013): Most common on rich, mesic, wooded slopes with mature to old growth forest cover.
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandForest - Hardwood
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
ArkansasSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS3Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
TennesseeS5Yes
TexasSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
New YorkSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
West VirginiaS5Yes
IndianaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
VirginiaS3Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
MarylandSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
CanadaN1
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS1Yes
Roadless Areas (1)
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
References (7)
  1. Dourson, D.C. 2010. Kentucky's land snails and their ecological communities. Goatslug Publications, Bakersville, NC. 298 pp.
  2. Dourson, D.C. 2013. Land snails of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and southern Appalachians. Goatslug Publications, Bakersville, NC. 336 pp.
  3. Dourson, D C. and West Virginia DNR. 2015. Land snails of West Virginia. Goatslug Publications, Bakersville, North Carolina. 412 pp.
  4. 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.
  5. Schroeder, L. 2008. The reluctant explorer. American Conchologist, 36(2): 32-34.
  6. 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.
  7. Waggoner, J., S.A. Clark, K.E. Perez, and C. Lydeard. 2006. A survey of terrestrial gastropods of the Sipsey Wilderness (Bankead National Forest), Alabama. Southheastern Naturalist, 5(1): 57-68.