Invasive and Exotic Mollusks with Images
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.
20 Records
| Subject Name |
Scientific Name |
Family |
Order |
Class |
| snail |
Cernuella cisalpina (Rossmaessler, 1837) |
Hygromiidae |
Stylommatophora |
Gastropoda |
| zebra mussel |
Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas) |
Dreissenidae |
Veneroida |
Bivalvia |
| spiketop applesnail |
Pomacea bridgesi (Reeve, 1856) |
Ampullariidae |
Architaenioglossa |
Gastropoda |
| Spanish slug |
Arion lusitanicus Mabille |
Arionidae |
Stylommatophora |
Gastropoda |
| vagrant scrubsnail |
Praticolella griseola (Pfeiffer, 1841) |
Polygyridae |
Stylommatophora |
Gastropoda |
| girdled snail |
Hygromia cinctella (Draparnaud, 1801) |
Hygromiidae |
Stylommatophora |
Gastropoda |
| island applesnail |
Pomacea insularum (d'Orbigny, 1839) |
Ampullariidae |
Architaenioglossa |
Gastropoda |
| giant East African snail |
Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 |
Achatinidae |
Stylommatophora |
Gastropoda |
| channeled apple snail |
Pomacea canaliculata Lamarck |
Ampullariidae |
Architaenioglossa |
Gastropoda |
| Helicid snail |
Monacha cartusiana (Müller, 1774) |
Helicidae |
Stylommatophora |
Gastropoda |
| snails |
Cernuella spp. Schluter, 1838 |
Hygromiidae |
Stylommatophora |
Gastropoda |
| European red slug |
Arion rufus (Linnaeus) |
Arionidae |
Stylommatophora |
Gastropoda |
| dusky slug |
Arion subfuscus (Draparnaud) |
Arionidae |
Stylommatophora |
Gastropoda |
| pointed snail |
Cochlicella acuta (Muller, 1774) |
Helicidae |
Stylommatophora |
Gastropoda |
| heath snail |
Xerolenta obvia Menke |
Hygromiidae |
Stylommatophora |
Gastropoda |
| slug |
Sarasinula plebeia (P. Fischer, 1868) |
Veronicellidae |
Systellommatophora |
Gastropoda |
| Asian clam |
Corbicula fluminea (O.F. Müller, 1774) |
Corbiculidae |
Veneroida |
Bivalvia |
| Ovachlamys fulgens |
Ovachlamys fulgens (Gude, 1900) |
Helicarionidae |
Eupulmonata |
Gastropoda |
| veined rapa whelk |
Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846) |
Muricidae |
Caenogastropoda |
Gastropoda |
| quagga mussel |
Dreissena bugensis Andrusov, 1897 |
Dreissenidae |
Veneroida |
Bivalvia |
