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Vallonia cyclophorella

Sterki, 1892

Silky Vallonia Snail

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.115583

Element CodeIMGAS22030

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

Silky 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

Review Date2004-10-01

Change Date2004-10-01

Occurrences Comments

This species is also known from Pleistocene deposits in the Black Hills of Fall River/Custer Cos., South Dakota (Jass et al., 2002). It is found in southern Alberta and 5 miles south of Carstairs (Lepitzki, 2001).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	S1	Yes
British Columbia	S4	Yes
Alberta	SU	Yes
Yukon Territory	SU	Yes
Saskatchewan	S2	Yes

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Iowa	SNR	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Utah	S3	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Washington	S4	Yes
New Mexico	S4	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Texas	S2	Yes
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Idaho	S4	Yes

Roadless Areas (3)

Nevada (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bunker Hill	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	27,569
Lovell Summit South	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	28,455
Toiyabe Range	Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest	99,225

References (3)

Jass, C.N., J.I. Mead, A.D. Morrison, and L.D. Agebroad. 2002. Late Pleistocene mollusks from the southern Black Hills, South Dakota. Western North American Naturalist, 62(2): 129-140.
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 Unpublished report prepared for Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, Fish and Wildlife Division, Edmonton, Alberta. 126 pp.
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.