Distribution of non-endemic species of terrestrial mollusks from Jamaica

By Gary Rosenberg & Igor Muratov

Posted May 2003; modified 5 August 2005.

A total of 56 species of terrestrial mollusks known from Jamaica also occur elsewhere. Of these, are 8 species are judged to be native (N), 25 are introduced by humans (I), and 23 are of unknown status (?).


Family

Species

Status

Non-Jamaican occurrence

 

 

 

 

Veronicellidae

Diplosolenodes occidentalis

I

Neotropical

 

Leidyula floridana

?

Caribbean Basin, Florida

 

Leidyula kraussii

N

Caribbean

 

Sarasinula plebeia

I

Pantropical

 

Veronicella davisi

?

Cuba

 

Veronicella sloanei

N

West Indies, Bermuda

Succineidae

Succinea angustior

?

Cuba

 

Succinea latior

?

Grand Cayman

 

Succinea sagra

?

Cuba

Lauriidae

Lauria cylindracea

I

Europe

Pupillidae

Ptychopatula dioscoricola

N

Neotropical

 

Ptychopatula macneilli

?

Neotropical

 

Pupoides albilabris

?

West Indies

Vertiginidae

Bothriopupa tenuidens

?

Caribbean Basin

 

Gastrocopta contracta

I

North America, West Indies

 

Gastrocopta pellucida

?

SE USA, Caribbean Basin

 

Gastrocopta rupicola

?

SE USA, West Indies

 

Gastrocopta servilis

N

Caribbean Basin

 

Sterkia antillensis

?

Caribbean Basin

 

Vertigo gouldii

I

North America, West Indies

 

Vertigo milium

?

North America, Greater Antilles

 

Vertigo ovata

?

North America, West Indies

Strobilopsidae

Strobilops hubbardi

?

North America, West Indies

Helicodiscidae

Helicodiscus apex

N

Cuba

 

Helicodiscus parallelus

I

North America

Ferussaciidae

Geostilbia aperta

I

Caribbean Basin

 

Karolus consobrinus

I

Caribbean Basin

 

Karolus iota

N

Grand Cayman

Subulinidae

Allopeas gracile

I

Pantropical

 

Allopeas micrum

?

Pantropical

 

Beckianum beckianum

I

Pantropical

 

Lamellaxis monodon

N

Puerto Rico

 

Lamellaxis pallidus

?

West Indies

 

Lamellaxis striosus

?

Cuba

 

Leptinaria unilamellata

I

Neotropical

 

Opeas hannense

I

Pantropical

 

Subulina octona

I

Pantropical

Bulimulidae

Bulimulus diaphanus

I

West Indies

 

Bulimulus guadalupensis

I

West Indies

 

Drymaeus multilineatus

I

Pantropical

Strophocheilidae

Megalobulimus oblongus

I

Neotropical

Orthalicidae

Orthalicus undatus

N

Grand Cayman

Urocoptidae

Microceramus gossei

?

West Indies

Thysanophoridae

Thysanophora plagioptycha

?

SE US, Caribbean Basin

Sagdidae

Aerotrochus turbiniformis

?

Greater Antilles

Streptaxidae

Huttonella bicolor

I

Pantropical

Systrophiidae

Happiella decolorata

I

Caribbean Basin

 

Miradiscops opal

?

Caribbean Basin

Polygyridae

Praticolella griseola

I

Neotropical

Camaenidae

Zachrysia provisoria

I

Neotropical

Bradybaenidae

Bradybaena similaris

I

Pantropical

Agriolimacidae

Deroceras laeve

I

Worldwide

Euconulidae

Guppya gundlachi

?

Neotropical

Zonitidae

Hawaiia minuscula

I

Worldwide

 

Striatura meridionalis

?

North America, West Indies

 

Zonitoides arboreus

I

Worldwide



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