Land and Freshwater Snails
There are 61 species and subspecies of threatened land and freshwater snails in Michigan. Of these, 38 are species of special concern, 10 are listed as threatened and 13 are listed as endangered. No federally listed species of snails have populations in Michigan.
| Species | Common name | State status |
|---|---|---|
| Acella haldemani | Spindle lymnaea | Special Concern |
| Anguispira kochi | Banded globe | Special Concern |
| Appalachina sayanus | Spike-lip crater | Special Concern |
| Birgella subglobosus | Globe siltsnail | Special Concern |
| Carychium nannodes | File thorn | Special Concern |
| Catinella exile | Pleistocene catinella | Threatened |
| Catinella gelida | No common name | Threatened |
| Catinella protracta | No common name | Endangered |
| Cincinnatia cincinnatiensis | Campeloma spire snail | Special Concern |
| Discus patulus | Domed disc | Special Concern |
| Euchemotrema hubrichti | Carinate pillsnail | Threatened |
| Euconulus alderi | No common name | Threatened |
| Fontigens nickliniana | Watercress snail | Special Concern |
| Fossaria cyclostoma | Bugle fossaria | Threatened |
| Fossaria galbana | Boreal fossaria | Special Concern |
| Gastrocopta holzingeri | Lambda snaggletooth snail | Endangered |
| Glyphyalinia solida | No common name | Special Concern |
| Guppya sterkii | Sterki's granule | Endangered |
| Hawaiia alachuana | Southeastern gem | Special Concern |
| Helicodiscus singleyanus | Smooth coil | Special Concern |
| Helisoma anceps royalense | Lake Superior ramshorn | Special Concern |
| Hendersonia occulta | Cherrystone drop | Threatened |
| Lyogyrus walkeri | Canadian duskysnail | Special Concern |
| Mesodon clausus | Yellow globelet | Special Concern |
| Mesodon elevatus | Proud globe | Threatened |
| Mesodon mitchellianus | Sealed globelet | Special Concern |
| Mesodon pennsylvanicus | Proud globelet | Special Concern |
| Mesomphix cupreus | Copper button | Special Concern |
| Oxyloma peoriense | Depressed ambersnail | Special Concern |
| Pallifera fosteri | Foster mantleslug | Threatened |
| Philomycus carolinianus | Carolina Mantleslug | Special Concern |
| Physella magnalacustris | Great Lakes physa | Special Concern |
| Physella parkeri | Broadshoulder physa | Threatened |
| Planogyra asteriscus | Eastern flat-whorl | Special Concern |
| Planorbella multivolvis | Acorn ramshorn | Endangered |
| Planorbella smithi | No common name | Endangered |
| Pomatiopsis cincinnatiensis | Brown walker | Special Concern |
| Pupilla muscorum | Widespread column | Special Concern |
| Pyrgulopsis letsoni | Gravel pyrg | Special Concern |
| Stagnicola contracta | Deepwater pondsnail | Endangered |
| Stagnicola petoskeyensis | Petoskey pondsnail | Endangered |
| Stagnicola woodruffi | Coldwater pondsnail | Special Concern |
| Striatura meridionalis | Median striate | Special Concern |
| Vallonia gracilicosta albula | No common name | Endangered |
| Vallonia parvula | Trumpet vallonia | Special Concern |
| Valvata perdepressa | Purplecap valvata | Special Concern |
| Valvata winnebagoensis | Flanged valvata | Special Concern |
| Ventridens intertextus | Pyramid dome | Special Concern |
| Ventridens suppressus | Flat dome | Special Concern |
| Vertigo bollesiana | Delicate vertigo | Threatened |
| Vertigo cristata | Crested vertigo | Special Concern |
| Vertigo elatior | Tapered vertigo | Special Concern |
| Vertigo hubrichti | Hubricht's vertigo | Endangered |
| Vertigo modesta modesta | No common name | Endangered |
| Vertigo modesta parietalis | No common name | Endangered |
| Vertigo morsei | Six-whorl vertigo | Endangered |
| Vertigo nylanderi | Deep-throat vertigo | Endangered |
| Vertigo paradoxa | Mystery vertigo | Special Concern |
| Vertigo pygmaea | Crested vertigo | Special Concern |
| Vertigo tridentata | Honey vertigo | Special Concern |
| Xolotrema denotata | Velvet wedge | Special Concern |
Read more about this topic: List Of Threatened Fauna Of Michigan
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