NO. 16, DECEMBER 1964 STERK! ANA 11 CEPAEA NEMORALIS (LINN . ) IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA CLYDE F . REED 10105 Harford Road , Baltimore 34, Maryland The Banded Wood Snail, Cepaea nemo- from France to Owen Sound, Ontario ( Pilsbry, r a 1is (Linn.) has been introduced into Eastern 1928). United States and Canada from Europe, both in­ Within the United States specimens from the tentionally and accidentally. Binney ( 1869) various localities have been transplanted. The StateS that "in 1857 I imported some hundred liv­ Lexingtoo colony· has been transplanted to Knox­ ing specimens from near Sleffield, England and ville, Tennessee by Mrs. Chas. C. Ross in 1910 freed them in my garden in Burlington, New Jer­ (Barber, 1918) and thence Remington (Reming­ sey. The whole town is full of them now - ton and Clench, 1924) took 100 live specimens 1865." The large colony at Lexington, Virginia, from Knoxville, near the Campus of the Univer­ first found in 1886 and reported by Pilsbry in sity of Tennessee and planted them on the grounds 1889, was introduced from Italy (Barber, 1918). of the Principia School in St. Louis, Missouri. Rippon in 1894 imported this snail from Upper Either the Nexington or Hot Springs, Virginia, Norwood, Kent, England and liberated them in colonies c ruld have been taken to Warm Spring Toronto, Canada (Oughton, 1~38). Brooks and (Clench, 1939). Also the Lexington colony was llrooks (1934) state that the specimens found at transplanted to Blairsville, Pennsylvania (Harn, Hot Spring. Virginia were imported from Hol­ 1891). The specimens reported from Rockaway land on the roots of boxwood trees. Specimens Beach, Long Island probably were introduced in Massachusetts were possibly introduced from from Flushing, from where the top soil was Ireland 'on rose bushes on two estates near Ma­ brought (Jacobson & Smit, 1946). rion (Johnson, 1928). (Specimens found in south· A ma:e tha:ough study of the specimens in ern California at Los Angeles ( 1938 and 1940) several collections in North America indicates were found in nursery stock, as well .as at a nur­ an even wider distribution than published records sery in Redondo Beach ( 1940), (Hill, Nautilus would lead one to think. Extensive collecting 55: 31, 1941; Los Angeles, F.M. REED-377 ~ on my part in Virginia and in western New York US-365212). Italian families near Twelve Cor· hu revealed many more large populations of this ners, Brighton, near Rochester, New York say snail. this snail hAs been here for about 20 ,years (Bla­ I wish to thank the curators of the following keslee, 1945). In Rhode Island the snail was museums, either for sending. me their records or found on the site of the Home Nursery, about 3 letting me study their specimens: Dr. J.P•E. miles from Providence (Matteson, 1945). Mc­ Morrison, United States National Museum ( USNM); Coll said a nephew in 1917 sent some to him Dr. R. Tucker Abbott, Academy of Natural Sci- 12 STERKIANA NO. 16, DECEMBER 1964 ences of Philadelphia (ANSP); Dr. J, J, Parodiz, Museum specimens: ONT ARlO: Bruce Co., Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh (CM); Dr. Wm. G. Southampton on Lake Huron. 1946, M. Teskey Clench, Museum of Canparative Zoology, Har­ Coll. (CNHM-111647; CNHM-109756; U Mich. vard University (MCZ); Dr. Alan Solem, Chi­ 175095); Sieberton, 1945, (CM); Grey Co.: O­ cago Natural History Museum (CNHM); Dr. Hen­ wen Sound on Georgian Bay, near Lake Huron. ry van der Schalie, Museum of Zoology, Univer­ (MCZ; ANSP - first found about 1890); M. Tea­ sity of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U. Mich.); Dr. key coll. (CNHM-109-759); Owen Sound. (U. Percy A. Morris, Peabody Museum of Natural Mich. -63417 and 153361); East Owen Sound, Histcxy, Yale University (YPM); Dr. Charles H. Third A.venue. (U. Mich. -201311); Meaford on Rogers, Princeton Museum of Zoology (PMZ); Georgian Bay. (MCZ; U. Mich. -181328); Mid­ .lA. Wm. G. Scheele, Natur.al History Museum, dlesex Co.: London. (U. Mich. -181329); Tcxon­ Cleveland (CMNH); Dr. F. H. Whittaker, Uni­ to, near ravine east of Bathurst. (U. Mich.- versitY. of Louisville (ULKy). 181330). QUEBEC: Gasp6 Co.: Bonaventure Island. (U. CANADA Mich. -56048). NOV A SCOTIA: Halifax Co.: East Petpeswick. Pubiished reccxds: Packard, A. S. A List of (U. Mich. -181339). the Animals Dredged near Caribou Island, South­ ern Labrador, during July and August, 1860. INDIANA Canad. Nat. & Geol., 8: 401-429, 2 pls. 1863. Latchford, Frank R. Shells of Anticosti. Am. Museum specimens: Falls of the Ohio River, Nat. 18: 1051-1052. 1884. (Magdalen Isl., En­ New Albany, Floyd Co. Oct. 9, 1902. Billups try lsl., Anticosti. (Orig. c. hortensis, cor­ coll. (CNHM-74167). rected later to C. nemoralis). Pilsbry, H. A. Helix nemoralis in On­ KENTUCKY tario. Nautilus 42: 42-43. 1928. Owen So\llld. Found by Mr. W. R. McColl whp said his ne­ Museum specimens: In Ohio River Drift, at phew had sent him this snail from France in 1917. mile 600, 5 mil~ upstream from the Falls of Ground color pale pink to pale yellow: 18-12345; the Ohio, it Louisville. April 29, 1964. David 1-123(45). Bickel. (In correspondence to author, Oct. 20, Latchford, F. R. Sane introduced Molluscs. 1964, a single shell, slightly worn). Canad. Field-Nat., 44: 33. 1930; Nautilus 43: 44. 1930. Owen Sound, Ontario. MARYLAND Oughton, John. Notes on H y g rom i a s tr i­ ol a ta (Pfr.) at Toronto, Canada. Nautilus 51: Published records: Abbott, R. Tucker. Snail 137-140. 1938. Rippon, E. V., Aug. 1894, Invaders. Natural Histcxy, Feb. 1950: 83, map. imported 65-90 living Cepaea nemoralis lndic.ation on map fcx species in Maryland; no spe­ and Cepaea hortensis from Upper Norwood cimens available. Note: Wayne Grimm planted (Crystal Palace), Kent, England and liberated specimens taken from the station at Burlington, them in Rosedale Valley Drive, near the Hunt­ N. J. in.his backya~ in Catonsville, Baltimore ley and Sherbourne St. bridges in Toronto. In County, Maryland. 20-30 specimens planted; in 1938, both Cepaeas seem to have vanished. fall 1959 be found all the shells in mole and shrew La Rocque, Aurtle. Checklist of the Non­ runs in his backyard; a search of the locality in Marine Mollusca of Quebec. Sterkiana 7: 23 - September 1964 revealed no specimens. 44. 1962. (C. nemoralis, p. 36, no. 165). NO. 16, DECEMBER 1964 ST ERKIAN A 13 MASSACHUSETTS 99802); Norwell. (MCZ); Wareham. (MCZ); Plymouth. ( MCZ); Onset. (MCZ); Suffolk Co.: Published. records: Johnson, c. W. , He 1 i x Stoney Brook, Hyde Park. (MCZ); Boston Uni­ nemoralis in Massachusetts. Nautilus 40: versity Campus, Boston. (MCZ); Jamaica Plains, 93. 1927. Found by Marion F. Lewis in ga~den, Palmer, 1947. (USNM). Roslindale. (MCZ); Marion. Oct. 10, 1926. (var. libellula, 18; Martha's Vineyard. (U. Mich.- 153365). var. rube 11 a, 13; also 12345 (one of each var.); 00000(7 var. libellula, 1 var. rubell~; MISSOURI 123(45)- 7; 00300- 6; 00345-3 (all var. li- . bellula); 00000- 1 and 10300- 11 of var. Published records: Remington, P. s. and W. rubella. J. Clench. Vagabonding for Shells. Nautilus Johnson, C. W. Further notes on the colony 38: 127-143. 1924. On page 141, "100 live of Helix nemoralis in Massachusetts. Nau­ specimens were taken by Remington and planted tilus 41: 47-49. 1928. Possibly introduced from on the grounds of the Principia School in St. Louis." Ireland on rose bushes on two estateS. 122 shells studied; also 790 shells reported for Dr. H. E. NEW JERSEY Crampton from Marion. Var. libellula, 63; var. rubella, 59; 00000-29 and 9; 00300- Published records: Binney, W. G. Land and 22 and 29; 00345 - 4 and 4; 12345 - 4 and 4. Fresh Water Shells of North America, 1: 182. Cramp ton's records: v ar. 1 i b e 11 u 1 a, 402 and 1869. Introduced from England in 1857, and var. rubella, 388; 00000- 157 and 78; 00300 planted at Burlington, Burlington Co., New Jer­ - 159 and 175; 00345 - 26 and 54; 003(45) - 2 sey • and 16; 00305 - 2 and 4; 12345 - 39 and 38; 123 . Pilsbry, H. A. Land Mollusca of North Ame­ (45) - 3 and 15. rica, north of Mexico. 1 ( 1): 9-10, 1939. Many Clench, W. J. Additional notes on the colo­ records cited for eastern United States, and Bur­ ny of Helix nemoralis at Marion, Massa­ lington. chusetts. Nautilus 44: 13-14. 1930. 1863 shells studied, belonging to var. libellula, 987 and Museum specimens: Burlington Co.: Binney. var. rubella, 876 with 16 stripe variations, (ANSP; USNM; CM; MCZ). Pilsbry (ANSP; US the most prevalent types being: 00000 - 413 and NM-203314). Burlington, fields at Tatham and 178; 00300- 399 and 475; 00345- 84 and 104; Pearl Sts., along Rancocas and Delaware rivers. 12345 - 70 and 92. Aug. 29, 1964. C. F. R~d. 11 shells collected Rehder, H. A. C e p a e a n e m o r a 1 i s in (00000 - 5; 00300 - 2; (123)(45) - 4, of which 2 . Boston. Nautilus 61: 35. 1927. Jamaica Plains, are nearly ( 12345); Burlington. ( U. Mich. - 1000 block of Centre St., Boston. 12345 - 19; 153362). 00300 - 7. NEW HAMPSHIRE Museum specimens: Barnstable Co.: Chatham, Old Harbor Rd., Cape Cod. (ANSP); Bristol Co.: Museum specimens: Coos Co., Berlin. (MCZ). South Dartmouth. (M CZ); Essex Co. : Glouces­ ter. Roper, 1890. (CM); Plymouth Co.: Marion. NEW YORK Archer, 1930. (CM; MCZ); Rehder. (USNM); Marion. (U. Mich. -214567 and 52880); Clench. P~lished records:. Prime, Henry. Catalogue (USNM); Clench coll. Nov. 12, 1930. (CNHM- of Land Snails of Long Island, New York. Nau­ 26198); (CNHM-33182, MCZ coll., 1950); (CN tilus8: 69-70. 1894 • . Tachea nemoralis, HM-77167 from USNM coll.); Junction Rt.