Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00084
Wandering Snaggletooth
Gastrocopta servilis
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About Wandering Snaggletooth
Bishop Museum Occasional Paper 50 catalogs the species in the Kauai nonindigenous land-snail fauna.
MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 875186 resolves Gastrocopta servilis as accepted.
Terrestrial; marine habitat limits do not apply.
Authoritative nonindigenous catalog establishes Kauai occurrence and introduced status; recency remains unconfirmed.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Gastrocopta servilis
- Common names
- Wandering Snaggletooth
- Other names
- Gastrocopta servilis
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Historically documented introduction on Kauai; present-day persistence not established by the inspected source.
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence limits
- Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Land
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Gastrocopta servilis is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Authoritative nonindigenous catalog establishes Kauai occurrence and introduced status; recency remains unconfirmed.