Gastropoda

(Snails & Limpets)

 Photogallery: 

Synonyms:  Lymnaea macrostoma
                   Pseudosuccinea columella (Say)
                                            (Baker F C 1911, 1911a in Burch 1982, 1989; Bayer et al 1992; Burch & Tottenham 1980; Cauble
                                              1998; Fullington 1978, 1982; Hogan 2002; Murray & Roy 1968; NatureServe 2008)
                   Succinea pellucida
                   Succinea wilsoni

As Subspecies:
                   Lymnaea columella chalybea (Gould)
                      syn:  Pseudosuccinea columella chalybea (Gould)   
                                                                  (Baker 1911; Murray & Roy 1968)           

1911 Baker
[1911a Baker in Burch 1982]

[1968 Murray & Roy]

1978 Fullington

1980 Burch & Tottenham
1982 Fullington
[1989 Burch]

1992 Bayer et al.
1998 Cauble

2002 Hogan
[2008 NatureServe]

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:

-inhabits stagnant ponds and streams, often in association with  lily pads, cattails & reeds, rarely found in running water (Baker 1911); in quiet, permanent waters (Allen & Cheatum 1961)

-also reported on the border of the Rio Grande region (Baker 1911)