Rosy Predator Snail
Euglandina rosea (A. Férussac, 1821)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Stylommatophora |
| Family | Spiraxidae |
| Genus | Euglandina |
| Species | Euglandina rosea (A. Férussac, 1821) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from three counties in Florida.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
- Florida
- Alachua, Jackson, Washington
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Georgia
- SNR Unranked
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- Hawaii
- SNA Not Applicable
- North Carolina
- S3 Vulnerable
- California
- SNA Not Applicable
- Texas
- SNA Not Applicable
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- Louisiana
- SNR Unranked
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
- Mississippi
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Franz, R., Bauer, J. & Morris, T. 1994. Review of biologically significant caves and their faunas in Florida and south Georgia. Brimleyana 20: 1–109. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/229726.
- Mays, J. 2018. Inventory of Florida's cave fauna with a focus on terrestrial invertebrate species. Progress Report for Florida Park Service. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 9 pp.
How to cite this account
Euglandina rosea (A. Férussac, 1821). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2444. https://cavebiology.org/species/euglandina-rosea/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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