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Megapallifera mutabilis

(Hubricht, 1951)

Changeable Mantleslug

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.114578

Element CodeIMGASQ0010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumMollusca

ClassGastropoda

OrderStylommatophora

FamilyPhilomycidae

GenusMegapallifera

Synonyms

Pallifera mutabilis

Concept Reference

Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, P. M. Mikkelsen, R. J. Neves, C. F. E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F. G. Thompson, M. Vecchione, and J. D. Williams. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks. 2nd Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26, Bethesda, Maryland. 526 pp.

Conservation Status

Review Date2004-10-01

Change Date2004-10-01

Occurrences Comments

In New York, Hotopp and Pearce (2007) report it from 10 counties in eastern New York.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species is usually found in upland woods; during warm wet weather at night, it can be found crawling on the trunks of smooth bark trees like the American beech. It is also found on lawns in urban areas (Hubricht 1985, Dourson 2010).

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandSuburban/orchardUrban/edificarian

Other Nations (2)

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Ohio	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S3	Yes
Tennessee	S4	Yes
Virginia	S4	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
Iowa	SNR	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S4	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	S3	Yes
Maryland	SNR	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
New York	SNR	Yes
Delaware	SNR	Yes
Illinois	SNR	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Mississippi	SNR	Yes

CanadaN1

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	S1	Yes

Roadless Areas (3)

Alabama (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Blue Mountain	Talladega National Forest	4,986

Missouri (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Irish Rare II Study Area	Mark Twain National Forest	1,226

Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Adams Peak	George Washington National Forest	7,135

References (6)

Dourson, D.C. 2010. Kentucky's land snails and their ecological communities. Goatslug Publications, Bakersville, NC. 298 pp.
Dourson, D.C. 2013. Land snails of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and southern Appalachians. Goatslug Publications, Bakersville, NC. 336 pp.
Dourson, D C. and West Virginia DNR. 2015. Land snails of West Virginia. Goatslug Publications, Bakersville, North Carolina. 412 pp.
Hotopp, K. and T.A. Pearce. 2007. Land snails in New York: statewide distribution and talus site faunas. Final Report for contract #NYHER 041129 submitted to New York State Biodiversity Research Institute, New York State Museum, Albany, New York. 91 pp.
Hubricht, L. 1985. The distribution of the native land mollusks of the eastern United States. Fieldiana: Zoology 24:1-191.
Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, P. M. Mikkelsen, R. J. Neves, C. F. E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F. G. Thompson, M. Vecchione, and J. D. Williams. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks. 2nd Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26, Bethesda, Maryland. 526 pp.