First record of Vallonia costata (O. F. Müller, 1774) (Gastropoda, Eupulmonata, Valloniidae) from British Columbia, Canada, confirmed by partial-COI gene sequence

Annegret Nicolai (1) , Robert Forsyth (2)

1 ECOBIO - Ecosystèmes, biodiversité, évolution [Rennes]
2 New Brunswick Museum

The minute terrestrial snail Vallonia costata (O. F. Müller, 1774) is reported for the first time from the province of British Columbia, Canada. The identification was based on shell morphology and confirmed by COI gene data. This species is presumed to be introduced to the province.

Keywords: Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I; introduced species; Pupilloidea; range extension; terrestrial snail

Domains: Environmental Sciences; Biodiversity and Ecology

Annegret Nicolai, Robert Forsyth. First record of Vallonia costata (O. F. Müller, 1774) (Gastropoda, Eupulmonata, Valloniidae) from British Columbia, Canada, confirmed by partial-COI gene sequence. Check List, 2019, 15 (2), pp.287-293. ⟨10.15560/15.2.287⟩. ⟨hal-02078202⟩