Planorbella trivolvis

(Say, 1817)

Marsh Ramshorn

G5Secure Found in 9 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
LowThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.118461
Element CodeIMGASN0170
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderBasommatophora
FamilyPlanorbidae
GenusPlanorbella
Synonyms
Helisoma trivolvis(Say, 1816)
Other Common Names
Hélisome commun de l'Est (FR)
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
Genetic examination of molecular phylogeny of global Planorboidea at the COI and 18S molecular markers indicates all North American taxa within the subfamily Planorbinae form a well-supported clade, as yet unnamed but termed C-Clade (Albrecht et al. 2007).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-08-01
Change Date1999-09-14
Edition Date2011-11-25
Edition AuthorsCordeiro, J.
Threat ImpactLow
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
This species is widespread and is considered stable and secure throughout its range. This species has a wide distribution, presumed large population, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, tolerance to habitat modification, lack of substantial immediate threats, and because it is not in decline or is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.
Range Extent Comments
Burch (1989) lists distribution of the nominal subspecies as the Atlantic Coast and Mississippi River northward to Arctic Canada and Alaska and southward to Tennessee and Missouri; and for Planorbella trivolvis intertextum as from Long Pine Key in the southern Florida Everglades throughout peninsular Florida and north along the coast to Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina.
Occurrences Comments
It occurs in ponds, creeks and the Savannah River on property of the Savannah River Power Plant, Aiken, South Carolina (Wood, 1982). In Georgia, this species is distributed across much of the eastern and northern Atlantic Coastal plain (Dillon et al., 2006). In South Carolina (Dillon and Stewart, 2003), it occurs in the Southeastern Plains and Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plains. In North Carolina (Dillon et al., 2006), it occurs across the eastern Atlantic Coastal Plains. In Alabama, it is common but restricted to the Tennessee River system (Mirarchi, 2004). Subspecies intertexta is widely distributed throughout the Florida peninsula and extending northeast along the coastal plain to southeastern North Carolina; while in western Florida it intergrades with Planorbella trivolvis lenta (Thompson, 1999). Pilsbry (1934) lists subspecies intertexta from Long Pine Key, in the southern Everglades, throughout peninsular Florida and north along the coast to Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina. In the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (between Cleveland and Akron, Ohio), this species was recently found in the shallow littoral zone of ponds with a few individuals in pool areas of tributaries in the park (Smith et al., 2002). It is throughout the Salt Fork Big Vermilion River, Illinois (Dexter, 1961). It has been documented in Alaska in the central interior and potentially other areas of the state (Baxter, 1987). Jokinen (2005) found it at Indian Sand Dunes National Lakeshore. In Indiana, Pyron et al. (2008) found it at 16 sites of 123 surveyed (mostly from Wabash drainage northward) and two historical sites (Half Moon Pond and Bass Lake) compared to Goodrich and van der Schalie (1944) who stated it was likely present statewide. It is throughout the Spring River, Missouri and Kansas (Branson, 1966). It is widely distributed throughout Missouri (Adair, Andrew, Audrain, Barry, Barton, Bollinger, Boone, Caldwell, Callaway, Carroll, Cass, Chariton, Clark, Clay, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Dade, Dallas, Dunklin, Gasconade, Grundy, Harrison, Henry, Hickory, Holt, Howell, Iron, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Lafayette, Lincoln, Linn, Livingston, McDonald, Macon, Mississippi, Montgomery, Newton, Nodaway, Oregon, Ozark, Perry, Pettis, Pike, Platte, Pulaski, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Ray, Reynolds, Ripley, St. Charles, St. Louis, Saline, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard, Warren, Washington, and Wayne Cos.) (Wu et al., 1997). Freeman and Perkins (1992) documented it in Nebraska. It occurs in the White River (Gordon, 1982) and Bayou Bartholomew drainages (Minton et al., 2008), Arkansas. In Kentucky it has been documented in the Green (creek in Casey Co., Wolf Lick Creek) and Ohio River (swamp in Union Co.) drainages but is distributed statewide (Branson and Batch, 1983); and Kentuckcy (pond in Madison Co., Silver Creek, Elkhorn Creek, Lake Arlington, farm pond in Madison Co.) and Licking (Slate Creek, Fox Creek) River drainages (Branson and Batch, 1981). Branson and Batch (1987) documented it in Kentucky in the Ohio (Ballard County WMA pond, ), Licking (Townsend Creek in Bourbon Co.), Green (Roundabout Swamp in Butler Co., Crane Pond-Slough in Daviess Co.), Tennessee (East Fork Clarks River in Marshall Co.), Cumberland (Owsley Fork Lake in Jackson Co.), Hatchie-Obion (pond in Fulton Co.) and Kentucky (pond in Madison Co.) drainages. Blair and Sickel (1986) documented it in 1 of 44 sites (Prior Creek, Tennessee) surveyed in Land Between the Lakes (national recreation area between Cumberland River (Lake Berkeley) and Tennessee River (Kentucky Lake)) in Kentucky and Tennessee. In Pennsylvania, it occurs in the Delaware, Ohio, and Susquehanna basins (generally statewide) (Evans and Ray, 2010).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species is found in a broad range of habitats demonstrating a tolerance to habitat modification. It can be found in freshwater river drainages and tributaries, lakes and permanent artificial water bodies.
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
South CarolinaS5Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
FloridaS5Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
MontanaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
VermontSNRYes
TennesseeS5Yes
MichiganSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
ConnecticutS4Yes
KansasSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
AlabamaS5Yes
MassachusettsS5Yes
OhioSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
MissouriSNRYes
IdahoS5Yes
VirginiaS4Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
GeorgiaS5Yes
ColoradoS5Yes
IowaSUYes
North DakotaSNRYes
UtahS3Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
MississippiSNRYes
North CarolinaS5Yes
MarylandSNRYes
West VirginiaS3Yes
WyomingS4Yes
WisconsinS5Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS5Yes
QuebecSNRYes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
ManitobaSUYes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
SaskatchewanSUYes
NunavutSUYes
OntarioSNRYes
Island of NewfoundlandS1Yes
Roadless Areas (9)
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
PattisonShasta-Trinity National Forest29,299
Salt CreekAngeles National Forest11,022
Trail LakeLassen National Forest1,124
Montana (2)
AreaForestAcres
Patricks Knob - North CutoffLolo National Forest16,970
South Siegel - South CutoffLolo National Forest13,474
Oregon (2)
AreaForestAcres
MarshWinema National Forest1,226
Sky Lakes BWinema National Forest9,615
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pacific Creek - Blackrock CreekBridger-Teton National Forest24,658
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