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Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00183

Orientogalba viridis

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Orientogalba viridis — source-informed Atlas ecological reconstruction; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current abundance.
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About Orientogalba viridis

Bishop Museum Occasional Paper 50 codes N,K,O,Mo,M,H, lists first record about 1890 and status Established.

Fresh WoRMS query accepts Orientogalba viridis (AphiaID 1062655); OP50 documents the Fossaria/Lymnaea viridis and ollula treatment.

Freshwater taxon; marine depth filter does not apply.

The alien-snail catalog directly establishes Kauaʻi occurrence and introduced status; the accepted modern combination is authoritative.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Orientogalba viridis
Other names
Orientogalba viridis · Fossaria viridis
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
introduced, established historically; recent Kauaʻi persistence not independently shown
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
Freshwater and estuarine

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description
Orientogalba viridis is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. The alien-snail catalog directly establishes Kauaʻi occurrence and introduced status; the accepted modern combination is authoritative.

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