Oregon forestsnail (Allogona townsendiana) COSEWIC assessment and status report 2013: chapter 2
Assessment Summary – May 2013
Common name
Oregon Forestsnail
Scientific name
Allogona townsendiana
Status
Endangered
Reason for designation
This large land snail is endemic to western North America. In Canada, it occurs mainly in the Lower Fraser Valley, the most densely populated and highly fragmented region of British Columbia. It also has been found at a single site on Vancouver Island. Habitat loss due to residential and commercial development continues to fragment and isolate remaining populations.
Occurrence
British Columbia
Status history
Designated Endangered in November 2002. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2013.