Species: Cryptomastix devia
Puget Oregonian
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
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Source: Encyclopedia of Life
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Stylommatophora
Family
Polygyridae
Genus
Cryptomastix
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
Puget Oregonian Snail - escargot du Puget
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Mollusks - Terrestrial Snails
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Mollusca - Gastropoda - Stylommatophora - Polygyridae - Cryptomastix
Ecology and Life History
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Source: Encyclopedia of Life
Short General Description
A land snail
Habitat Type Description
Terrestrial
Migration
true - false - false - The dispersal ability of the species is probably poor, based on a scattered distribution pattern throughout its geographic range (COSEWIC, 2002).
Non-migrant
true
Locally Migrant
false
Food Comments
The diet of <i>C. devia </i>is unknown, but the snails are probably fungivores/herbivores (COSEWIC, 2002).
Reproduction Comments
Like most terrestrial gastropods, <i>C. devia </i>is a simultaneous hermaphrodite. In most terrestrial gastropods, cross-fertilization appears to be the norm, but self-fertilization can occur in at least some species in the absence of potential mates. In <i>C. devia </i>there is no evidence of self-fertilization, which can be expected to enhance colonization ability (COSEWIC, 2002).<br>
Length
2.6
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3
Global Status Last Reviewed
2005-08-25
Global Status Last Changed
2005-02-24
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
E - 5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles) - E - <i>Cryptomastix devia </i>occupies the western Cascade Range and Puget Trough, and its geographic range extends south from southwestern British Columbia, through western Washington, to the Oregon side of the Columbia Gorge (COSEWIC, 2002). Formerly found in Hood River and Wasco Counties of Oregon.
Global Range Code
E
Global Range Description
5000-20,000 square km (about 2000-8000 square miles)