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BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary


Vallonia cyclophorella
Silky Vallonia


 
Scientific Name: Vallonia cyclophorella Sterki, 1892
English Name: Silky Vallonia
 
Classification / Taxonomy
Scientific Name - Concept Reference: Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, P. M. Mikkelsen, R. J. Neves, C. F. E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F. G. Thompson, M. Vecchione, and J. D. Williams. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks. 2nd Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26, Bethesda, Maryland. 526 pp.
Classification Level: Species
Species Group: Invertebrate Animal
Species Code: MO-VALCYC
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Stylommatophora Valloniidae
   
Conservation Status / Legal Designation
Global Status: G5 (Oct 2004)
Provincial Status: S4S5 (Mar 2025)
BC List: Yellow
Provincial FRPA list:   
Provincial Wildlife Act:
COSEWIC Status:
SARA Schedule:
General Status Canada:
   
Ecology & Life History
General Description:
Migration Characteristics:
(Global / Provincial)
 
    Nonmigrant:
    Local Migrant:
    Distant Migrant:
    Within Borders Migrant:
N / N
N / N
N / N
na / N
Habitats:
(Type / Subtype / Dependence)
Forest / Conifer Forest - Dry / Obligate
Grassland/Shrub / Antelope-brush Steppe / Obligate
Grassland/Shrub / Grassland / Obligate
Grassland/Shrub / Meadow / Obligate
Grassland/Shrub / Sagebrush Steppe / Obligate
Provincial Habitat Comments: In leaf litter, grass and under dead wood on bunchgrass slopes; in open, dry areas and in rocky areas (Forsyth 2004).
Food Habits:
Global Food Habits Comments:
Global Phenology:
Provincial Phenology:
(1st half of month/
2nd half of month)
Colonial Breeder: N
Length(cm)/width(cm)/Weight(g): / /
Elevation (m) (min / max): Global: 
Provincial: 
   
 
Distribution
Endemic: N
 
Authors / Contributors
Global Information Author:
Last Updated:
Provincial Information Author: French, L.
Last Updated: Nov 05, 2004
   
References and Related Literature
No references available
 

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Suggested Citation:

B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Vallonia cyclophorella. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 16, 2026).