PROTECTING WISCONSIN'S BIODIVERSITY

 
 
 
   
 
Scientific Name Common Name Global Rank State Rank Federal Status WI Status Animal Group

Wing Snaggletooth (Gastrocopta procera)

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Photo by Terrell Hyde and W.A. Smith

 

Counties with Mapped NHI Occurrences

Wing Snaggletooth (Gastrocopta procera) State Threatened, is distinguished by a pupa-shaped shell and several to many "teeth" or folds within the aperture. Shell size is approximately 2.2-3mm long. The somewhat glossy shell is cinnamon-brown in contrast to others of the genus, which are white or transparent. This snail is a calciphile and occurs on hill or "goat" prairies with southern or western exposures in western Wisconsin. Populations may exist in an area of only a few square meters. The animals probably prefer to live under organic debris.

 
 
 

Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) are associated with habitats (or natural communities) and places on the landscape. Understanding relationships among SGCN, natural communities and ecological landscapes help us make decisions about issues affecting SGCN and their habitat and how to respond. Download the Wildlife Action Plan association score spreadsheet to explore rare species, natural communities and ecological landscape associations

Conservation actions respond to issues or threats, which adversely affect species of greatest conservation need (SGCN) or their habitats. Besides actions such as restoring wetlands or planting resilient tree species in northern communities, research, surveys and monitoring are also among conservation actions described in the Wisconsin Wildlife Action Plan because lack of information can threaten our ability to successfully preserve and care for natural resources.