Ovachlamys fulgens (Gude, 1900) "Jumping Snail"

Ovachlamys fulgens (Gude, 1900) "Jumping Snail"

Ovachlamys fulgens (Gude, 1900) "Jumping Snail"

    On underside of a plywood square resting on an English Ivy/Bordergrass bed next to swimming pool pump, Ortega Forest, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 7/2/2013. The shell measures 4 mm. in maximum diameter. The species is native to the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, but has been present in southeastern Florida since at least 2003.

Ovachlamys fulgens (Gude, 1900) "Jumping Snail" In Situ

    On underside of palmetto frond, Ortega Forest, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 4/15/2018

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