Exotic terrestrial molluscs in BC
Twenty-six species of exotic terrestrial snails and slugs are now known from the province of British Columbia. In addition to this list of species are several others that have been reported but that I do not consider here (misidentifications and unconfirmed accounts).
Family CARYCHIIDAE
Carychium minimum — herald thorn
Family PUPILLIDAE
Lauria cylindracea — chrysalis snail
Family VALLONIIDAE
Vallonia excentrica — Iroquois vallonia
Vallonia pulchella — lovely vallonia
Family TESTACELLIDAE
Testacella haliotidea — earshell slug
Family DISCIDAE
Discus rotundatus — rotund disc
Family ARIONIDAE
Arion circumscriptus — brown-banded arion
Arion distinctus — dark-face arion
Arion hortenis — garden arion
Arion intermedius — hedgehog arion
Arion rufus — chocolate arion
Arion silvaticus — forest arion
Arion subfuscus — dusky arion
Family VITREIDAE
Vitrea contracta — contracted glass-snail
Family OXYCHILIDAE
Aegopinella nitidula — waxy glass-snail
Oxychilus alliarius — garlic glass-snail
Oxychilus cellarius — cellar glass-snail
Oxychilus draparnaudi — dark-bodied glass-snail
Family BOETTGERILLIDAE
Boettgerilla pallens — wormslug
Family LIMACIDAE
Lehmannia valentiana — threeband gardenslug
Limacus flavus — yellow gardenslug
Limax maximus — giant gardenslug
Family AGRIOLIMACIDAE
Deroceras panormitanum — longneck gardenslug
Deroceras reticulatum — grey fieldslug
Family HELICIDAE
Cepaea nemoralis — grovesnail
Cornu aspersum — brown gardensnail