Punctum californicum

Pilsbry, 1898

Ribbed Spot Snail

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.120462
Element CodeIMGAS47020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderStylommatophora
FamilyPunctidae
GenusPunctum
Other Common Names
Ribbed Spot (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 Date2004-12-08
Change Date2004-12-08
Occurrences Comments
In Alberta, it is distributed south west of Calgary, north to Edmonton and Slave Lake (Lepitzki, 2001). A potential report by Forsyth (2004) for British Columbia has since been documented as a misidentification for Punctum randolphi. It was found recently in 2010 in Julian, San Diego Co., California (Pearce and Richart, 2010).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
Navajo NationS5Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cutca ValleyCleveland National Forest14,530
References (4)
  1. Forsyth, R.G. 2004b. Land Snails of British Columbia. Royal British Columbia Museum: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 188 pp.
  2. 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 Unpublished report prepared for Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, Fish and Wildlife Division, Edmonton, Alberta. 126 pp.
  3. Pearce, T.A. and C.H. Richart. 2010. American Malacological Society terrestrial field trip report, 26 June and 1 July 2010: In search of <i>Anadenulus cockerelli</i>. American Malacological Society Newsletter 42(2):9-11.
  4. 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.