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Polygyra cereolus

(Muhlfeld, 1816)

Southern Flatcoil

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.109089
Element CodeIMGAS96040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderStylommatophora
FamilyPolygyridae
GenusPolygyra
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
Edition Date2004-12-09
Edition AuthorsCordeiro, J.
Range Extent1000-5000 square km (about 400-2000 square miles)
Number of OccurrencesUnknown
Range Extent Comments
Native to Florida where it is common and introduced to Hawaii via the horticultural trade (Cowie, 1996; 1998).
Occurrences Comments
It has been introduced in the Hawaaian islands in 1995 on O'ahu and in 1997 on Kaua'i and Hawai'i, and 2001 from Maui with more recent records from Moloka'i and Lana'i (Cowie, 1996; Hayes et al., 2007); spread primarily through the horticultural trade to greenhouses and gardens.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
AlabamaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
TexasS5Yes
FloridaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
HawaiiSNANo
South CarolinaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (4)
California (4)
AreaForestAcres
City CreekSan Bernardino National Forest9,997
Crystal CreekSan Bernardino National Forest6,783
Mill PeakSan Bernardino National Forest7,884
San SevaineSan Bernardino National Forest6,866
References (5)
  1. Cowie, R.H. 1996. New records of introduced land and freshwater snails in the Hawaiian Islands. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 46:25-p27.
  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. Cowie, R.H. 1998. New records of nonindigenous land snails and slugs in the Hawaiian Islands. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers, 56: 60.
  4. Hayes, K.A., C.T. Tran, and R.H. Cowie. 2007. New records of alien Mollusca in the Hawaiian Islands: Nonmarine snails and slugs (Gastropoda) associated with the horticultural trade. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 96:54-63.
  5. 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.