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Invasive and Exotic Mollusks

The following species have been listed on an invasive species list in North America. For more information on each species, including the listing sources, images, and publication links, click on the species.

55 Records


Subject Name Scientific Name Family Order Class
giant East African snail Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 Achatinidae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
European red slug Arion rufus (Linnaeus) Arionidae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
white garden snail Theba pisana (Müller) Helicidae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
Subulina snail Subulina octona (Bruguière) Subulinidae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
heath snail Xerolenta obvia Menke Hygromiidae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
channeled apple snail Pomacea canaliculata Lamarck Ampullariidae Architaenioglossa Gastropoda
slugs Arion spp. Ferussac, 1819 Arionidae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
Spanish slug Arion lusitanicus Mabille Arionidae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
vineyard snail Cernuella virgata Da Costa Hygromiidae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
snail Cernuella cisalpina (Rossmaessler, 1837) Hygromiidae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
dusky slug Arion subfuscus (Draparnaud) Arionidae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas) Dreissenidae Veneroida Bivalvia
slug Sarasinula plebeia (P. Fischer, 1868) Veronicellidae Systellommatophora Gastropoda
Helicid snail Monacha cartusiana (Müller, 1774) Helicidae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
Ovachlamys fulgens Ovachlamys fulgens (Gude, 1900) Helicarionidae Eupulmonata Gastropoda
Budapest slug Tandonia budapestensis Hazay, 1881 Milacidae Basommatophora Pulmonata
garden zachrysia Zachrysia provisoria (Pfeiffer, 1858) Milacidae Basommatophora Pulmonata
veined rapa whelk Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846) Muricidae Caenogastropoda Gastropoda
pointed snail Cochlicella acuta (Muller, 1774) Helicidae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
wrinkled helicellid Candidula intersecta (Poiret, 1801) Helicidae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
brown garden Snail Cantareus aspersus (Müller, 1774) Helicidae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
giant ramshorn snail Marisa cornuarietis (Linnaeus, 1758) Ampullariidae Architaenioglossa Gastropoda
terrestrial snail Monacha syriaca Ehrenberg, 1831 Helicidae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
Asian clam Corbicula fluminea (O.F. Müller, 1774) Corbiculidae Veneroida Bivalvia
red-rim melania Melanoides tuberculatus (Muller, 1774) Thiaridae Neotaenioglossa Gastropoda
spiketop apple snail Pomacea spp. (Reeve, 1856) Ampullariidae Architaenioglossa Gastropoda
snails Cernuella spp. Schluter, 1838 Hygromiidae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
banded caracol Caracolus marginella (Gmelin) Camaenidae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
green mussel Musculista senhousia (Benson, 1842) Mytilidae Mytiloida Bivalvia
spiketop applesnail Pomacea bridgesi (Reeve, 1856) Ampullariidae Architaenioglossa Gastropoda
vagrant scrubsnail Praticolella griseola (Pfeiffer, 1841) Polygyridae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
island applesnail Pomacea insularum (d'Orbigny, 1839) Ampullariidae Architaenioglossa Gastropoda
Caribbean land snail Cepolis varians (Menke, 1829) Helminthoglyptidae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
Japanese mysterysnail Cipangopaludina japonica (von Martens, 1861) Viviparidae Architaenioglossa Gastropoda
West Indian topsnail Cittarium pica (Linnaeus, 1758) Trochidae Archaeogastropoda Gastropoda
lake merritt cuthona Cuthona perca (Er. Marcus, 1958) Tergipedidae Nudibranchia Gastropoda
marine nudibranch Glossodoris sedna (Ev. Marcus and Er. Marcus, 1967) Chromodorididae Nudibranchia Gastropoda
common periwinkle Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758) Littorinidae Neotaenioglossa Gastropoda
blacktip shipworm Lyrodus pedicellatus (de Quatrefages, 1849) Teredinidae Myoida Bivalvia
Charua mussel Mytella charruana (d'Orbigny, 1842) Mytilidae Mytiloida Bivalvia
green mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758) Mytilidae Mytiloida Bivalvia
Pacific pearl-oyster Pinctada margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758) Pteriidae Pterioida Bivalvia
boring clam Tridacna crocea Lamarck, 1819 Tridacnidae Veneroida Bivalvia
small giant clam Tridacna maxima Roding, 1798 Tridacnidae Veneroida Bivalvia
pointed snail Cochlicella spp. A. Férussac, 1821 Helicidae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
girdled snail Hygromia cinctella (Draparnaud, 1801) Hygromiidae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
mysterysnails Cipangopaludina spp. Hannibal, 1912 Viviparidae Architaenioglossa Gastropoda
quagga mussel Dreissena bugensis Andrusov, 1897 Dreissenidae Veneroida Bivalvia
brown mussel Perna perna Mytilidae Mytiloida Bivalvia
amber snail Calcisuccinea dominicensis (Pfeiffer) Succineidae Stylommatophora Gastropoda
black-striped mussel Mytilopsis salleii (Recluz, 1849) Dreissenidae Veneroida Bivalvia
Chinese mystery snail Cipangopaludina chivesis Viviparidae Architaenioglossa Gastropoda
giant coxcomb oyster Hyotissa hyotis (Linnaeus, 1758) Gryphaeidae Ostreoidea Bivalvia
spiketop applesnail Pomacea diffusa Blume, 1957 Ampullariidae Architaenioglossa Gastropoda
Indo-Pacific shipworm Lyrodus mediolobatus (Edmondson, 1942) Teredinidae Myoida Bivalvia


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