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Cochlicopa lubrica

(Muller, 1774)

Glossy Pillar Snail

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.114087
Element CodeIMGAS11010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderStylommatophora
FamilyCionellidae
GenusCochlicopa
Synonyms
Cionella lubrica(Muller, 1774)Cionella subcylindricaW.G.Binney, 1869Helix lubricusO. F. Müller, 1774
Other Common Names
Glossy Pillar (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.
Taxonomic Comments
Listed as Cionella in Turgeon et al. (1998) but Cochlicopa has seniority (see Roth, 2003).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-08-01
Change Date2002-10-08
Edition Date2008-02-15
Edition AuthorsCordeiro, J.
Number of Occurrences> 300
Occurrences Comments
It occurs in eastern Maine (12 of 101 sites) limited principally to the Aroostook Lowlands biophysical region (Nekola, 2008). In New York, Hotopp and Pearce (2007) report it from most counties in the state. Baxter (1987) cites occurrences in Alaska in southwestern Alaska, with potential occurrences elsewhere. Forsyth (2005) documented it in the Upper Fraser Basin of central British Columbia in two localities. In Alberta, it occurs southwest of Calgary and central Alberta to Slave Lake and Fairview and is widely distributed near Edmonton (Lepitzki, 2001). Forsyth (2005) documented it in British Columbia in the Peace River- Northern Rockies region in a single locality although it is more common to the south. It was recently documented in 13 of 82 soil samples and 6 area spot searches of Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, in 2002 (Anderson, 2005).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Prefers disturbed sites, such as yards and road verges, and hard clay soils with thin litter (Nekola 2003 in Dourson 2010).
Terrestrial Habitats
Suburban/orchard
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
QuebecSNRYes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
LabradorSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaSNANo
ColoradoSNRYes
IdahoS5Yes
PennsylvaniaS4Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
WisconsinS4Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
VermontSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
TennesseeSNAYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
IllinoisS3Yes
OregonSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
TexasS3Yes
WashingtonS5Yes
UtahS2Yes
MaineSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
VirginiaS4Yes
West VirginiaSNAYes
KentuckyS3Yes
MichiganSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (7)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
East Clear CreekCoconino National Forest1,613
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Brushy MountainGila National Forest7,199
Utah (5)
AreaForestAcres
418006Uinta National Forest11,714
418007Uinta National Forest6,816
Mt. Logan NorthWasatch-Cache National Forest18,930
Right Hand Fork LoganWasatch-Cache National Forest15,023
Upper South ForkWasatch-Cache National Forest16,811
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. Baxter, R. 1987. Mollusks of Alaska: a listing of all mollusks, freshwater, terrestrial, and marine reported from the State of Alaska, with locations of the species types, maximum sizes and marine depths inhabited. Shells and Sea Life, Bayside, California. 163 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. Forsyth, R.G. 2005b. Terrestrial gastropods of the Peace River- northern Rockies region of British Columbia. Living Landscapes, Royal British Columbia Museum: Victoria, British Columbia. 23 pp.
  7. Grimm, F.W. 1971. Annotated checklist of the land snails of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Sterkiana, 41: 51-57.
  8. 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.
  9. Lepitzki, D.A.W. 2001. Gastropods: 2000 preliminary status ranks for Alberta. Unpublished report prepared for Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, Fish and Wildlife Division, Edmonton, Alberta. 126 pp.
  10. Nekola, J.C. 2003. Large-scale terrestrial gastropod community composition patterns in the Great Lakes region of North America. Diversity and Distribution 9:55-71.
  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. Roth, B. 2003. <i>Cochlicopa</i> Ferussac, 1821, not <i>Cionella</i> Jeffreys, 1829; Cionellidae Clessin, 1879, not Cochlicopidae Pilsbry, 1900 (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Stylommatophora). The Veliger, 46(2): 183-185.
  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.