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Vallonia pulchella

(Muller, 1774)

Lovely Vallonia Snail

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
UnknownThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.112981
Element CodeIMGAS22080
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderStylommatophora
FamilyValloniidae
GenusVallonia
Other Common Names
Lovely Vallonia (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
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2025-10-01
Change Date2002-10-08
Edition Date2025-10-01
Edition AuthorsCordeiro, J. (2008); rev. T. Cornelisse (2025)
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
This species has a large range, many occurrences, and populations appear to be relatively stable across its range.
Range Extent Comments
This species occurs in across Canada from Yukon to Newfoundland and in the United States from Washington to Maine, south to North Carolina and west to Texas; it is also found throughout Europe, Northern Asia, and North Africa (Hotopp and Pearce 2007; Nekola 2008; NatureServe 2025; RARECAT 2025; InvertEBase 2025).
Occurrences Comments
This species is known from > 1900 occurrences using a 1 km separation distance and records from 1994-2025 (Hotopp and Pearce 2007; Nekola 2008; NatureServe 2025; RARECAT 2025; InvertEBase 2025).
Threat Impact Comments
Threats to this species are unknown.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species is found in open habitats such as glades, grassy edges and roadsides; also around lawns and gardens (Dourson 2010).
Terrestrial Habitats
Grassland/herbaceousBarrensSuburban/orchard
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MassachusettsSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
UtahSNANo
IdahoS3Yes
VermontSNRYes
West VirginiaS3Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
IndianaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
VirginiaS3Yes
IowaSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
KentuckyS1Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
NebraskaSXYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
DelawareSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
North CarolinaS1Yes
WyomingSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
CaliforniaSNANo
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
OntarioS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
ManitobaS4Yes
British ColumbiaSNANo
AlbertaSUYes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
QuebecSNRYes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
Unknown/undetermined———

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Roadless Areas (3)
Utah (3)
AreaForestAcres
Hilgard MountainFishlake National Forest28,389
MytogeFishlake National Forest8,286
Right Hand Fork LoganWasatch-Cache National Forest15,023
References (13)
  1. Anderson, T.K. 2005. Land snail diversity in Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota. Western North American Naturalist, 65(2): 186-195.
  2. Burke, T.E. 2013. Land snails and slugs of the Pacific Northwest. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis. 352 pp
  3. Dourson, D.C. 2010. Kentucky's land snails and their ecological communities. Goatslug Publications, Bakersville, NC. 298 pp.
  4. Dourson, D C. and West Virginia DNR. 2015. Land snails of West Virginia. Goatslug Publications, Bakersville, North Carolina. 412 pp.
  5. Forsyth, R.G. 2005a. Terrestrial gastropods of the Upper Fraser Basin of British Columbia. Living Landscapes, Royal British Columbia Museum: Victoria, British Columbia. 26 pp.
  6. Harris, S.A. and E. Pip. 1973. Molluscs as indicators of late- and post-glacial history in Alberta. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 51: 209-215.
  7. 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.
  8. InvertEBase. 2025. Online. Available: https://invertebase.org/portal/index.php.
  9. Manitoba Conservation Data Centre. 2015. Element Subnational Ranking Form in Biotics 5 database. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia.<br/>
  10. NatureServe. 2025. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia.
  11. Nekola, J.C. 2008. Land snail ecology and biogeography of eastern Maine. Final report submitted to: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife and the Aroostook Hills and Lowlands Inventory, January 27, 2008. 119 pp.
  12. <p>NatureServe's Rapid Analysis of Rarity and Endangerment Conservation Assessment Tool (RARECAT). 2025. Version: 2.1.1 (released April 04, 2025).</p>
  13. 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.