Lundy list of Slugs and Snails
While slugs are abundant in damp weather, which is not uncommon on Lundy, they are very under recorded. Similarly whilst the large Garden and Brown-lipped Snails can be easily found records are rarely seen in the log book. The remaining snails are quite small and can only usually be found by diligent stone turning or wall inspection.
A total of 27 species (or forms) are listed here.
List alphabetically by common nameList alphabetically by scientific name
- New Zealand Mud Snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum [Hydrobia jenkinsi] Abundant Freshwater first:1993 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 44 (1993)
- Dwarf Pond Snail Galba truncatula Abundant Freshwater first:2016 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 66 (2016)
- Wandering Pond Snail Radix peregra Frequent Freshwater first:2017 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 67 (2017)
- Ram's-horn Snail Bathyomphlus contortus Rare Freshwater first:2010 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 60 (2010)
- Slippery Snail Cochlicopa lubrica Rare Terrestrial first:1984 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 35 (1984)
- Common Chrysalis Snail Lauria cylindracea Rare Terrestrial first:1983 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 34 (1983)
- Tree Snail Balea heydeni first:2023 reference: LFS Annual Report 2023
- Tree Snail Balea perversa Rare Terrestrial first:2019 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 69 (2019)
- Two-toothed Door Snail Clausilia bidentata Frequent Terrestrial first:1983 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 34 (1983)
- Rounded Snail Discus rotundatus Few Terrestrial first:1983 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 34 (1983)
- Pellucid Glass Snail Vitrina pellucida Rare Terrestrial first:2011 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 61 (2011)
- Black Slug Arion ater agg. Abundant Terrestrial first:1983 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 34 (1983)
- Blue-black Soil Slug Arion hortensis Rare Terrestrial first:2016 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 66 (2016)
- Brown Soil Slug Arion distinctus Rare Terrestrial first:2016 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 66 (2016)
- Worm Slug Boettgerilla pallens Rare Terrestrial first:2016 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 66 (2016)
- Leopard Slug Limax maximus Common Terrestrial first:2017 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 67 (2017)
- Green Cellar Slug Limacus maculatus Rare Terrestrial first:2016 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 66 (2016)
- Tree Slug Lehmannia marginata Frequent Terrestrial first:1987 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 38 (1987)
- Netted Field Slug Deroceras reticulatum Few Terrestrial first:1983 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 34 (1983)
- Heath Snail Helicella itala first:2023 reference: LFS Annual Report 2023
- Hairy Snail Trochulus hispidus first:2023 reference: LFS Annual Report 2023
- Strawberry Snail Trochulus striolatus Few Terrestrial first:1983 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 34 (1983)
- Wrinkled snail Candidula intersecta Few Terrestrial first:1983 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 34 (1983)
- Brown-lipped Snail Cepaea nemoralis Abundant Terrestrial first:1983 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 34 (1983)
- Common Garden Snail Cornu aspersum Abundant Terrestrial first:1983 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 34 (1983)
- Red-crusted Pea Mussel Pisidium personatum Abundant Freshwater first:1993 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 44 (1993)
- Short-ended Pea Mussel Pisidium subtruncatum Abundant Freshwater first:1986 reference: LFS Annual Report Vol 37 (1986)