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Terrestrial Mollusks of Alabama

This guide is a reference for identifying all species of terrestrial mollusks reported from Alabama. If you have additions or corrections please send them to jpfriel@ua.edu.

rosy wolfsnail 1
Euglandina rosea
changeable mantleslug
Megapallifera mutabilis
Carolina mantleslug 2
Philomycus carolinianus
Alabama mantleslug
Philomycus sellatus
toga mantleslug
Philomycus togatus
Foster mantleslug
Pallifera fosteri
flat-disc snail 3
Haplotrema concavum
Smooth Slug
Deroceras laeve
whitewashed rabdotus 3
Rabdotus dealbatus
prairie rabdotus 4
Rabdotus mooreanus
glossy dome 3
Ventridens acerra
wax dome
Ventridens cerinoideus
sculptured dome 3
Ventridens collisella
perforate dome 3
Ventridens demissus
throaty dome 3
Ventridens gularis
pyramid dome
Ventridens intertextus
hollow dome
Ventridens lasmodon
rounded dome
Ventridens lawae
globose dome 1
Ventridens ligera
blade dome
Ventridens monodon
yellow dome
Ventridens pilsbryi
copper dome
Ventridens theloides
glassy grapeskin 1
Vitrinizonites latissimus
median striate 5
Striatura meridionalis
frog button
Mesomphix anurus
dusky button 3
Mesomphix capnodes
brittle button
Mesomphix friabilis
globose button 1
Mesomphix globosus
broad button 3
Mesomphix latior
striate button
Mesomphix pilsbryi
minute gem 6
Hawaiia minuscula
brown bellytooth 1
Gastrodonta interna
gray supercoil
Paravitrea bidens
dimple supercoil 3
Paravitrea capsella
triangular supercoil
Paravitrea conecuhensis
dentate supercoil
Paravitrea multidentata
Cherokee supercoil
Paravitrea petrophila
translucent supercoil
Paravitrea pilsbryana
teasing supercoil
Paravitrea tantilla
crowned supercoil
Paravitrea tiara
sharp supercoil
Paravitrea toma
variable supercoil
Paravitrea variabilis
bark snail 3
Zonitoides arboreus
green dome 1
Zonitoides elliotti
striate gloss
Zonitoides lateumbilicatus
broad-banded forestsnail 1
Allogona profunda
flat bladetooth
Patera appressa
smooth bladetooth
Patera laevior
engraved bladetooth 3
Patera perigrapta
grand bladetooth
Patera sargentiana
velvet wedge 7
Xolotrema denotatum
bladetooth wedge 8
Xolotrema fosteri
Appalachian scrubsnail
Praticolella lawae
mobile shrubsnail
Praticolella mobiliana
grooved liptooth 9
Lobosculum pustula
tiny liptooth
Lobosculum pustuloides
texas liptooth 8
Linisa texasiana
glossy covert
Fumonelix christyi
upland pillsnail 9
Euchemotrema fraternum
rockpile liptooth 10
Daedalochila auriformis
cumberland liptooth
Daedalochila plicata
suwannee liptooth
Daedalochila subclausa
nashville liptooth
Daedalochila troostiana
alabama three-tooth
Triodopsis alabamensis
glossy three-tooth
Triodopsis complanata
magnolia three-tooth 3
Triodopsis hopetonensis
Southeastern Whitetooth 11
Triodopsis major
budded three-tooth
Triodopsis tennesseensis
northern three-tooth 3
Triodopsis tridentata
coiled threetooth
Triodopsis vannostrandi
dished three-tooth 12
Triodopsis vulgata
whitelip 3
Neohelix albolabris
western whitelip
Neohelix alleni
tight-gapped shagreen
Inflectarius approximans
dwarf globelet
Inflectarius downieanus
shagreen 3
Inflectarius inflectus
Alabama shagreen
Inflectarius smithi
proud globe 3
Mesodon elevatus
grand globe 13
Mesodon normalis
squat globelet
Mesodon sanus
white-lip globe 3
Mesodon thyroidus
toothed globe
Mesodon zaletus
Mesodon clausus clausus 1
Mesodon clausus trossulus
southern flatcoil 3
Polygyra cereolus
gulf coast liptooth
Polygyra leporina
Florida flatcoil 3
Polygyra septemvolva
bristled slitmouth
Stenotrema barbatum
fringed slitmouth 1
Stenotrema barbigerum
Talladega slitmouth
Stenotrema brevipila
Chattanooga slitmouth
Stenotrema calvescens
Monte Sano slitmouth 3
Stenotrema deceptum
Alabama slitmouth
Stenotrema exodon
Apalachicola slitmouth 9
Stenotrema florida
hairy slitmouth 3
Stenotrema hirsutum
ridge-lip slitmouth
Stenotrema maxillatum
carinate slitmouth 3
Stenotrema spinosum
inland slitmouth 3
Stenotrema stenotrema
Stenotrema turbinella
alabama disc 3
Anguispira alabama

Edited by John P Friel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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