Table 1

The freshwater gastropod species of North Carolina Atlantic drainages are listed in the left column below, ranked by the number of records in our database.  This list is compared to a list generated from the NatureServe Explorer online database (accessed 6/2006), giving synonyms where appropriate, and the checklist of Dawley (1965).

Confirmed in this study
Records
NatureServe
Dawley (1965)
Physa acuta
812
Physella heterostropha
Physa heterostropha, P. inflata
Campeloma decisum
756
Campeloma decisum, C. crassulum, C. geniculatum, C. limum
Campeloma decisum, C. geniculum, C. lewisii, C. rufrum
Menetus dilatatus
544
Micromenetus dilatatus, M. alabamensis
Menetus dilatatus, M. alabamensis
Ferrissia fragilis
471
Ferrissia fragilis, F. hendersoni
Ferrissia fragilis
Goniobasis proxima
432
Elimia proxima, E. symmetrica
Goniobasis proxima, G. symmetrica
Helisoma anceps
409
Helisom anceps
Helisoma anceps
Lymnaea columella
394
Pseudosuccinea columella
Pseudosuccinea columella
Laevapex fuscus
309
Laevapex fuscus
Laevapex fuscus, L. diaphanus
Ferrissia rivularis
242
Ferrissia rivularis
Ferrissia rivularis
Leptoxis carinata
186
Leptoxis carinata
Nitocris carinata
Goniobasis catenaria catenaria
169
Elimia catenaria
-
Amnicola limosa
158
Amnicola limosus, Amnicola sp. 1?
Amnicola limosa
Amnicola grana
113
-
Lyogyrus granum


Probythinella emarginata
-
Helisoma trivolvis
107
Planorbella trivolvis
-


Planorbella duryi
-
Somatogyrus virginicus
70
Somatogyrus virginicus, Somatogyrus sp. 1
Somatogyrus virginicus
Lymnaea humilis
66
Fossaria humilis, F. obrussa
Fossaria modicella
Goniobasis virginica
58
Elimia virginica
Goniobasis virginica
Goniobasis catenaria dislocata
57
Elimia dislocata
Goniobasis catenaria dislocata
Lioplax subcarinata
55
Lioplax subcarinata
Lioplax subcarinata
Planorbula armigera
50
Planorbula armigera
-
Gillia altilis
43
Gillia altilis
Gillia altilis, G. crenata
Physa species A
37
-
-
Gyraulus parvus
27
Gyraulus parvus
-


Gyraulus deflectus
-
Promenetus exacuous
20
Promenetus exacuous
-
Viviparus intertextus
11
Viviparus intertextus
-
Physa gyrina
11
Physella gyrina
-
Physa pomilia
10
Physella hendersoni
Physa pomilia
Lymnaea cubensis
6
-
-
Helisoma magnificum
6
Planorbella magnifica
Helisoma magnificum
Valvata bicarinata
4
Valvata bicarinata
Valvata bicarinata


Valvata sincera
-
Bellamya japonica
4
Cipangopaludina japonica
-


Cipangopaludina chinensis
-
Hebetancylus excentricus
3
-
-
Helisoma eucosmium
3
-
-
Cincinnatia sp.
2
Cincinnatia sp. 1
Lyogyrus dalli?
Viviparus georgianus
1
Viviparus georgianus
-
Littoridinops tenuipes * - -


Marisa cornuarietis
-


Pomacea paludosa
-


Melanoides tuberculatus
-


Neritina usnea
-

        *  The (partially estuarine) range of Littoridinops tenuipes was inadequately surveyed in this study.


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