Table 1

The 35 freshwater gastropod species of Virginia 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 1/2007), giving synonyms where appropriate, and the historical review of Stewart & Dillon (2004).


Confirmed in this study
Records
NatureServe
Stewart & Dillon (2004)
Physa acuta
184
Physella acuta, P. heterostropha Physella acuta
Menetus dilatatus 165
Micromenetus dilatatus,
M. brogniartianus
Micromenetus dilatatus,
M. brogniartianus
Leptoxis carinata 161
Leptoxis carinata Leptoxis carinata
Lymnaea columella 96
Pseudosuccinea columella Pseudosuccinea columella
Ferrissia rivularis 91
Ferrissia rivularis Ferrissia rivularis
Campeloma decisum
89
Campeloma decisum Campeloma decisum
Lymnaea humilis
87
Fossaria humilis, F. dalli, F. exigua,
F. obrussa, F. parva
Fossaria spp.
Helisoma anceps
78
Helisoma anceps Helisoma anceps
Lyogyrus granum
66
Lyogyrus granum Lyogyrus granum
Physa pomilia
51
Physella hendersoni -
Physa gyrina
46
Physella gyrina, P. ancillaria Physella gyrina
Goniobasis virginica
37
Elimia virginica Elimia virginica
Gyraulus parvus
35 Gyraulus parvus Gyraulus parvus
Ferrissia fragilis
35
Ferrissia fragilis Ferrissia fragilis
Laevapex fuscus
30
Laevapex fuscus, L. diaphanus Laevapex fuscus
Goniobasis proxima
28
Elimia proxima, E. symmetrica Elimia proxima
Amnicola limosa
28
Amnicola limosus Amnicola limosus
Physa species A
21
- -
Goniobasis semicarinata
19
- Elimia semicarinata
Goniobasis catenaria catenaria
16
Elimia catenaria Elimia catenaria
Fontigens nickliniana
16
Fontigens nickliniana Fontigens nickliniana
Helisoma trivolvis
14
Planorbella trivolvis Planorbella trivolvis
Somatogyrus virginicus
8
Somatogyrus virginicus, S. pennsylvanicus Somatogyrus virginicus
Fontigens orolibas
6
Fontigens orolibas Fontigens orolibas
Bellamya japonica
6
- -
Littoridinops tenuipes
6
Littoridinops tenuipes Littoridinops tenuipes
Promenetus exacuous
5
Promenetus exacuous Promenetus exacuous
Goniobasis catenaria dislocata
4
Elimia dislocata -
Hebetancylus excentricus 2
- -
Fontigens morrisoni
2
Fontigens morrisoni Fontigens morrisoni
Fontigens bottimeri
1
Fontigens bottimeri Fontigens bottimeri
Bithynia tentaculata
1
Bithynia tentaculata Bithynia tentaculata
Viviparus georgianus
1
Viviparus georgianus Viviparus georgianus
Gyraulus deflectus
1
Gyraulus deflectus Gyraulus deflectus
Planorbula armigera
1
Planorbula armigera Planorbula armigera
- - Cipangopaludina chinensis Cipangopaludina chinensis
- - Pomatiopsis lapidaria Pomatiopsis lapidaria
- - Lioplax subcarinata Lioplax subcarinata
- - Gillia altilis Gillia altilis
- - Holsingeria species 1 Holsingeria species 1
- - Aplexa elongata Aplexa elongata
- - Ferrissia parallela Ferrissia parallela
- - Stagnicola neopalustris Stagnicola neopalustris
- - Valvata tricarinata Valvata tricarinata
- - Valvata bicarinata Valvata bicarinata

    

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