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Mesodon normalis

(Pilsbry, 1900)

Grand Globe

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.110031

Element CodeIMGAS95230

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumMollusca

ClassGastropoda

OrderStylommatophora

FamilyPolygyridae

GenusMesodon

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 Date2004-12-08

Change Date2004-12-08

Occurrences Comments

Waggoner et al. (2006) found this species in abundance in surveys of the Sipsey Wilderness Area, Bankhead National Forest, northwest Alabama.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

From Dourson (2013): A species of acidic soils; found in upland habitats (up to 1400 m), usually in mixed hardwoods but also found in pines woods around logs.

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandForest - HardwoodWoodland - Conifer

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Tennessee	S4	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S2	Yes
North Carolina	S4	Yes
Virginia	S4	Yes
West Virginia	S1	Yes
South Carolina	SNR	Yes

Roadless Areas (5)

Georgia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Rocky Mountain	Chattahoochee National Forest	4,269

North Carolina (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Big Indian (addition)	Nantahala National Forest	1,155
Chunky Gal (addition)	Nantahala National Forest	3,336

Tennessee (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Slide Hollow	Cherokee National Forest	4,057

Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
The Priest	George Washington National Forest	5,737

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.
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.
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.