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 |