Zonitoides arboreus

(Say, 1816)

Quick Gloss Snail

G5Secure Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.117100
Element CodeIMGAS85010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderStylommatophora
FamilyZonitidae
GenusZonitoides
Other Common Names
Quick Gloss (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 MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-08-01
Change Date2002-10-08
Edition Date2008-02-15
Edition AuthorsCordeiro, J.
Number of Occurrences> 300
Occurrences Comments
Forsyth (2005) documented it in the Upper Fraser Basin of central British Columbia where it is widespread and common. Forsyth (2005) also documented it in British Columbia in the Peace River- Northern Rockies region where it was frequently encountered throughout. In Alberta, it is distributed in the Cypress Hills, south west of Calgary, north to Banff, Red Deer, Jasper, Edmonton, Slave Lake, Fairview, and Fort Smith (Lepitzki, 2001). Most recently, it was discovered in the Ktunaxa Traditional Territory in southeastern British Columbia (which extends from near Canada - U.S. border north to about 50 km north of Cranbrook) (Ovaska and Sopuck, 2009). It occurs in eastern Maine (35 of 101 sites) throughout the study area where it was principally restricted to upland and mesic forest sites (Nekola, 2008). In New York, Hotopp and Pearce (2007) report it from nearly every county statewide. Waggoner et al. (2006) found this species in abundance in surveys of the Sipsey Wilderness Area, Bankhead National Forest, northwest Alabama. Lee (2006) documented it from northwest of Claiborne, Monroe Co., Alabama in 2006. Lewis (2005) includes cave occurrences in Tennessee in Baker Annex Cave in Cumberland Co. and Caney Hollow Cave and Keith Cave in Franklin Co. It is scattered across Kentucky and likely occurs in every county (Dourson and Feeman, 2006; Hubricht, 1985). It was recently documented in 2 of 82 soil samples and 6 area spot searches of Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, in 2002 (Anderson, 2005). In Texas, Neck (1990) found it in the Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Randall Co.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

From Dourson (2013): A common species found on or under exfoliating bark of standing or down rotting trees in advanced stages of decay; very common on old timbers inside abandoned coal mines (MacGregor pers. comm. 2010); usually found in small colonies.
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandForest - Hardwood
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MinnesotaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
Navajo NationS5Yes
WyomingSNRYes
IdahoS5Yes
KansasSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
West VirginiaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
VermontSNRYes
MontanaS5Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
WisconsinS5Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
UtahS3Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
HawaiiSNANo
CaliforniaSNRYes
TexasS5Yes
IowaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
TennesseeS5Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
North CarolinaS5Yes
IndianaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
SaskatchewanSNRYes
New BrunswickS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
LabradorS5Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
ManitobaS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS3Yes
QuebecSNRYes
Roadless Areas (7)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cdo WsaCoronado National Forest1,955
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Arroyo SecoAngeles National Forest4,703
Cutca ValleyCleveland National Forest14,530
San Gabriel AddAngeles National Forest2,527
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Snake - MurphyHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest27,064
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Slide HollowCherokee National Forest4,057
References (19)
  1. Anderson, T.K. 2005. Land snail diversity in Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota. Western North American Naturalist, 65(2): 186-195.
  2. Cowie, R.H. 1997. Catalog and bibliography of the nonindigenous nonmarine snails and slugs of the Hawaiian Islands. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers, 50: 1-66.
  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. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Grimm, F.W. 1971. Annotated checklist of the land snails of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Sterkiana, 41: 51-57.
  10. 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.
  11. Hubricht, L. 1985. The distribution of the native land mollusks of the eastern United States. Fieldiana: Zoology 24:1-191.
  12. Lee, H.G. 2006. Landsnails of Claiborne Bluff. American Conchologist, 34(3): 30-31.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. Neck, R.W. 1990. Ecological analysis of the living molluscs of the Texas panhandle. American Malacological Bulletin 8(1): 9-18.
  16. 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.
  17. Ovaska, K. and L. Sopuck. 2009. Surveys for terrestrial gastropods at risk within Ktunaxa Traditional Territory. Report prepared for British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Victoria, British Columbia. 27 pp.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.