An Inventory of the Land Snails and Slugs (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda and Pulmonata) of Knox County, Tennessee

Barbara J. Dinkins; Gerald R. Dinkins

doi:10.4003/006.036.0101

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1 May 2018 An Inventory of the Land Snails and Slugs (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda and Pulmonata) of Knox County, Tennessee

Barbara J. Dinkins, Gerald R. Dinkins

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American Malacological Bulletin, 36(1):1-22 (2018). https://doi.org/10.4003/006.036.0101

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Terrestrial mollusks (land snails and slugs) are an important component of the terrestrial ecosystem, yet for most species their distribution is not well known. This study was a comprehensive inventory of terrestrial mollusks in Knox County, Tennessee; an area within the Valley and Ridge physiographic region rich in calcareous soils and bluffs. Knox County supports a total of 151 species, including 70 newly reported to the county and 15 newly reported to Tennessee. Sixteen species non-native to North America were found, mostly in urban/ residential habitats. Limestone/sandstone bluffs were found to have the highest diversity of terrestrial mollusks.

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Barbara J. Dinkins and Gerald R. Dinkins "An Inventory of the Land Snails and Slugs (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda and Pulmonata) of Knox County, Tennessee," American Malacological Bulletin 36(1), 1-22, (1 May 2018). https://doi.org/10.4003/006.036.0101

Received: 23 November 2017; Accepted: 1 February 2018; Published: 1 May 2018

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