Hi All, I've recently started putting together a website covering Land Snails of Houston and Vicinity. The project is pretty young, but some progress has been made. First off I must say, getting information is pretty difficult. I managed to purchase a used copy of "The Eastern Land Snails" by Burch for $125. Expensive but well worth it. Other references that would be of use include "Land Mollusca of North America" by Pilsbry, 1939-1948. That's available for $500 off the net. I've ordered "The distribution of the native land molluscs of the eastern United States" by Hubrich. Hopefully that will provide more detail on locations. So far I've only been able to get locations down to the state level for the most part. I've found a list of Texas species on the net, plus have been able to get a Texas listing on NatureServe. Is there a resource around on the net to get county records? Here are some species I've documented so far with moderate confidence: http://www.io.com/~danjohns/gastropods/bradybaena_similaris.html http://www.io.com/~danjohns/gastropods/rabdotus_dealbatus.html http://www.io.com/~danjohns/gastropods/oligyra_orbiculata.html http://www.io.com/~danjohns/gastropods/mesodon_thyroidus.html http://www.io.com/~danjohns/gastropods/pupoides_albilabris.html Here are some questions. Input appreciated: http://www.io.com/~danjohns/gastropods/polygyra_tholus.html -- Listed in Burch, but the name appears to be out of date and I can't find a synonym. http://www.io.com/~danjohns/gastropods/snail2.html http://www.io.com/~danjohns/gastropods/snail3.html Here's my Texas list: http://www.io.com/~danjohns/gastropods/land_snails_of_texas.html And a start at whittling the Texas List down to a SE Texas list: http://www.io.com/~danjohns/gastropods/houston_land_snails.html Do many of you have intersest in Land Snails? Thanks in Advance. --Dan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
