A guide to the land snails and slugs of Montana

  • 0 Ratings
  • 0 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today

  • 0 Ratings
  • 0 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read


Download Options

Buy this book

Last edited by CoverBot
May 20, 2020 | History

A guide to the land snails and slugs of Montana

  • 0 Ratings
  • 0 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

This guide provides the first comprehensive summary of the land mollusk fauna (slugs and snails) for Montana. It includes a checklist of species, separate keys for slugs and snails, and individual species accounts. Species accounts include a distribution map, a photograph when available, and text on physical appearance, distribution, habitat, conservation status, remarks, and selected references. A glossary of terms used in the keys and species accounts appears after the species accounts, along with a list of references cited in the body, and three appendices; the first appendix is a guide to Conservation Status, the second a table of habitat associations for all Montana species, and the third a copy of a field survey form. Following the brief Introduction are sections discussing the composition of the Montana mollusk fauna with a comparison to adjacent regions, a brief overview of the ecological significance of land mollusks, and remarks on how to study mollusks with suggestions for conducting surveys. The extant Montana fauna includes 16 species of slugs and 62 species of land snails. Of these, 7 slugs and 3 snails are introduced species (exotics), leaving 68 species (9 slugs and 59 snails) native to Montana. Eight native slugs and 15 native land snails are Montana Species of Concern (SOC); 5 SOC snails are endemic (globally restricted) to Montana. Species richness of Montana land mollusks is higher west of the Continental Divide. Eight native slugs (all of the SOC slugs) are found only west of the Divide, the ninth native slug occurring statewide. Of the native snails, 20 occur only west of the Divide, 17 only east of the Divide, and 22 on both sides of the Divide. The documented native mollusk fauna thus includes 42 species west of the Continental Divide and 39 species east of the Divide. Of the 15 SOC snails; 8 are present only west of the Divide, 4 only east of the Divide, and 3 on both sides of the Divide.

Publish Date
Language
English
Pages
187

Buy this book

Previews available in: English

Edition Availability
Cover of: A guide to the land snails and slugs of Montana
A guide to the land snails and slugs of Montana
2012, Montana Natural Heritage Program
electronic resource / in English

Add another edition?

Book Details


Edition Notes

"February 2012"

"Prepared for: U. S. Forest Service - Region 1"

Includes bibliographical references (p.181-187.) 115

Agreement Number : 09-CS-11015600-015, Mod. 3

Published in
Helena (Mont.)

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
594.3

The Physical Object

Format
[electronic resource] /
Pagination
vii, 187 p.
Number of pages
187

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25530752M
Internet Archive
Aa103edf-3eb4-41a9-95a1-12046928fe85
OCLC/WorldCat
795526705

Source records

Internet Archive item record

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation
May 20, 2020 Edited by CoverBot Added new cover
July 27, 2014 Created by ImportBot Imported from Internet Archive item record