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Glyphyalinia indentata

(Say, 1823)

Carved Glyph Snail

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
LowThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.112696
Element CodeIMGAS73060
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderStylommatophora
FamilyZonitidae
GenusGlyphyalinia
Other Common Names
Carved Glyph (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 Date2025-10-02
Change Date2002-10-08
Edition Date2025-10-02
Edition AuthorsCordeiro, J. (2009); T. Cornelisse (2025)
Threat ImpactLow
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 over the long-term.
Range Extent Comments
This species occurs in southeastern Canada from Ontario to Nova Scotia and in the United States from Wisconsin to Maine, south to Florida and west to Arizona, and north to Utah and Nebraska (Freeman and Perkins 1992; Lewis 2005; Waggoner et al. 2006; Dourson and Feeman 2006; Hotopp and Pearce 2007; 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 (Freeman and Perkins 1992; Lewis 2005; Waggoner et al. 2006; Dourson and Feeman 2006; Hotopp and Pearce 2007; NatureServe 2025; RARECAT 2025; InvertEBase 2025).
Threat Impact Comments
Too frequent burning likely threatens this species, at least in grassy woodland habitats (Brand et al. 2020).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species is found in a variety of mixed hardwood forests under leaf litter but also occasionally found along roadsides and in urban areas (Dourson 2013).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandForest - HardwoodSuburban/orchardUrban/edificarian
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaSNRYes
VermontSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
North CarolinaS5Yes
MaineSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
TennesseeS5Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
New JerseySUYes
Navajo NationS5Yes
TexasS4Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
KentuckyS5Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
OhioSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
WisconsinS5Yes
UtahS3Yes
CanadaNU
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaSUYes
QuebecSNRYes
OntarioS3Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
7 - Natural system modificationsRestricted (11-30%)Moderate or 11-30% pop. declineHigh (continuing)
7.1 - Fire & fire suppressionRestricted (11-30%)Moderate or 11-30% pop. declineHigh (continuing)
7.1.1 - Increase in fire frequency/intensityRestricted (11-30%)Moderate or 11-30% pop. declineHigh (continuing)

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Roadless Areas (1)
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Brushy MountainGila National Forest7,199
References (17)
  1. Brand, M.E., Rechkemmer, W.T., Clark, S.A., McCravy, K.W., Lydeard, C., Meiers, S.T. and Jenkins, S.E., 2020. The influence of fire and other environmental factors on terrestrial gastropod species composition in an oak-hickory woodland of west-central Illinois. American Malacological Bulletin, 38(1), pp.39-49.
  2. Burke, T.E. 2013. Land snails and slugs of the Pacific Northwest. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis. 352 pp
  3. Dourson, D. and K. Feeman. 2006. A survey of terrestrial Mollusca in selected areas of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science, 67(1): 9-18.
  4. Dourson, D.C. 2010. Kentucky's land snails and their ecological communities. Goatslug Publications, Bakersville, NC. 298 pp.
  5. Dourson, D.C. 2013. Land snails of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and southern Appalachians. Goatslug Publications, Bakersville, NC. 336 pp.
  6. Dourson, D C. and West Virginia DNR. 2015. Land snails of West Virginia. Goatslug Publications, Bakersville, North Carolina. 412 pp.
  7. Freeman, P.W. and K. Perkins. 1992. Survey of mollusks of the Platte River: Final Report. Report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Grand Island, Nebraska, March 1992. 28 pp. + app.
  8. Grimm, F.W. 1971. Annotated checklist of the land snails of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Sterkiana, 41: 51-57.
  9. 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.
  10. Hubricht, L. 1985. The distribution of the native land mollusks of the eastern United States. Fieldiana: Zoology 24:1-191.
  11. InvertEBase. 2025. Online. Available: https://invertebase.org/portal/index.php.
  12. Lewis, J.J. 2005c. Bioinventory of Caves of the Cumberland Escarpment Area of Tennessee. Final Report to Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency & The Nature Conservancy of Tennessee. Lewis & Associates LLC, 158 pp.
  13. NatureServe. 2025. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia.
  14. Orstan, A. 1999. Land snails of Black Hill Regional Park, Montgomery County, Maryland. The Maryland Naturalist 43(3-4):20-24.
  15. <p>NatureServe's Rapid Analysis of Rarity and Endangerment Conservation Assessment Tool (RARECAT). 2025. Version: 2.1.1 (released April 04, 2025).</p>
  16. 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.
  17. 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.