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Hemphillia camelus

Pilsbry and Vanatta, 1897

Pale Jumping-slug

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1036307

Element CodeIMGAS59080

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumMollusca

ClassGastropoda

OrderStylommatophora

FamilyArionidae

GenusHemphillia

Concept Reference

Lucid, M. K., A. Rankin, A. Espindola, L. Chichester, S. Ehlers, L. Robinson, and J. Sullivan. 2018. Taxonomy and biogeography of Hemphillia (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Arionidae) in North American rainforests, with description of a new species (Skade’s jumping-slug, Hemphillia skadei sp. nov.). Canadian Journal of Zoology 96:305-316.

Taxonomic Comments

Morphological and molecular analyses by Lucid et al. (2018) show what was formerly considered H. camelus represents in fact two distinct taxa: H. skadei and H. camelus, which are themselves distinct from H. danielsi.

Conservation Status

Review Date2006-02-03

Change Date2006-02-03

Edition Date2006-02-03

Edition AuthorsCordeiro, J.

Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences81 to >300

Rank Reasons

Southeast British Columbia, Alberta, and Idaho (Forsyth, 2004- additions and corrections).

Range Extent Comments

Southeast British Columbia, Alberta, and Idaho (Forsyth, 2004- additions and corrections).

Occurrences Comments

In Idaho, known from five counties in northern Idaho at over 20 wide-ranging localites including eight newly discovered (Hendricks and Maxell, 2005).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Idaho	S2	Yes
Montana	S1	Yes
Washington	S3	Yes

CanadaN3

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S3	Yes

Roadless Areas (1)

Idaho (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
North Lochsa Slope	Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest	117,662

References (5)

Forsyth, R.G. 2004b. Land Snails of British Columbia. Royal British Columbia Museum: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 188 pp.
Hendricks, P., and B.A. Maxell. 2005. USFS Northern Region 2005 land mollusk inventory: a progress report. Report submitted to the U.S. Forest Service Region 1. Agreement #05-CS-11015600-033. Montana Natural Heritage Program, Helena, Montana. 52 pp.
La Rocque, A.L. 1953. Catalogue of the Recent Mollusca of Canada. National Museum of Canada Bulletin, 129: 1-409.
Lucid, M. K., A. Rankin, A. Espindola, L. Chichester, S. Ehlers, L. Robinson, and J. Sullivan. 2018. Taxonomy and biogeography of <i>Hemphillia </i>(Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Arionidae) in North American rainforests, with description of a new species (Skade’s jumping-slug, <i>Hemphillia skadei</i> sp. nov.). Canadian Journal of Zoology 96:305-316.
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.