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Ancotrema sportella (Gould, 1846)
Beaded Lancetooth
Family: Haplotrematidae
Species account author: Robert Forsyth.
Introduction to the Land Snails of BC

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© Kristiina Ovaska     (Photo ID #2498)

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Distribution of Ancotrema sportella in British Columbia in British Columbia

Species Information



Among species of haplotrematids in BC, this is often the smallest species. It is most similar to Ancotrema hybridum but has the beaded colabral riblets continuing to the final part of the last whorl.

Shell

Small to medium-sized, disc-shaped; straw yellow to greenish-yellow; axial riblets beaded throughout by intersecting spiral lines; aperture lip with 'drooping' edge.

Animal

Body long, slender; cream-coloured, with dorsum, head and tentacles darker. Mantle with fine, pale brown speckling.

Habitat


Predominantly deciduous and mixedwood forests; living in deep leaf litter and under logs, other dead wood and rocks. It is sympatric with Ancotrema hybridum in some areas in southwest BC.

Distribution


Global range

BC to Del Norte, Siskiyou, and Humboldt counties, California (Roth and Sadeghian 2006); east through northern Washington and Idaho (Frest and Johannes 2001).

BC range

Southern and eastern Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast, and the Fraser Valley. There is some confusion with Ancotrema hybridum so the full extent of the range in BC is uncertain. It may be expected in southern areas of the Interior Wet Belt.

Ecozones

Pacific Maritime.

Notes


Etymology

Genus name derived from the Greek words, "ankon" (a bend or valley) and "trema" (aperture or hole); the gender is neuter. Species epithet, Latin, "little basket".

Status Information

Origin StatusProvincial StatusBC List
(Red Blue List)		COSEWIC
NativeS4S5YellowNot Listed



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