Triodopsis hopetonensis
| Triodopsis hopetonensis | |
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| Three views of a shell of Triodopsis hopetonensis | |
G4G5 (NatureServe)
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Polygyridae |
| Genus: | Triodopsis |
| Species: | T. hopetonensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Triodopsis hopetonensis (Shuttleworth, 1852) [1]
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Triodopsis hopetonensis, common name the magnolia threetooth, is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Polygyridae.
Ecology
Range
This snail is common in the Southeastern United States, it's original native range being the coastal plains of the Mid-Atlantic.[1][2] It ranges from Maryland to the north and west to Louisiana[3]. it is rated by NatureServe as Apparently Secure in North Carolina and Kentucky, Vulnerable in Virginia and Tennessee, and Critically Imperiled in West Virginia.[4]
Habitat
Found in moderately damp habitats, including in low wet woodlands, open grassy areas and urban settings, public waste areas, roadsides, in and under rotting logs, in scrap piles of construction lumber[5], and near salt or brackish water.[3][4]
As Invasive Species
The species is spreading rapidly northward and eastward from it's native range in the Mid-Atlantic coastal areas.[2] It is being dispersed through construction lumber by humans to new urban areas[5]. It is not native to Texas and according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department it is rapidly expanding in the east of the state, but its impact on native counterparts is not yet known[1]
References
- ^ a b Hewitt, Susan; Lee, Harry (June 2021). "First records of the magnolia threetooth, Triodopsis hopetonensis, in New York City". American Conchologist. 49 (2): 35. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Land Snails Ecology – Introduced Species". carnegiemnh.org. December 14, 2023. p. 4. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Triodopsis hopetonensis". carnegiemnh.org. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ a b "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ a b Hodges, Mackenzie N.; McKinney, Michael L. (1 August 2018). "Urbanization impacts on land snail community composition". Urban Ecosystems. 21 (4): 721–735.