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Terrestrial Gastropods of the Peace River - Northern Rockies Region of British Columbia

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Figure 3 Collection localities (from all sources) in the Peace
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Figure 2 Localities and major mountain and plateau
systems in the Peace River – northern Rockies region. 1,
Lower Post; 2, Coal River; 3, Liard River; 4, Muncho Lake; 5, Fort
Nelson; 6 Prophet River; 7, Sikanni Chief; 8, Pink Mountain; 9,
Fort St John; 10, Taylor; 11, Hudson’s Hope; 12, Chetwynd; 13,
Dawson Creek; 14, Tumbler Ridge; 15, Mackenzie; 16, Manson
Creek; 17, Germansen Landing.
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6 | LIVING LANDSCAPES: PEACE RIVER – NORTHERN ROCKIES
Table 1 Conspectus of terrestrial gastropods in the Peace River – northern Rockies region.
Species Native/Introduced Collection Containing Records† or Literature Source
Cochlicopa lubrica Native RBCM
Columella columella Native RBCM [LL], RGF
Deroceras laeve Native CMN, RBCM [LL]
Deroceras reticulatum Introduced RBCM [LL]
Discus shimekii Native CMN, RBCM, RBCM [LL], RGF
Discus whitneyi Native CMN, RBCM [LL], RGF
Euconulus fulvus Native CMN, RBCM [LL], RGF
Euconulus praticola Native RBCM [LL]
Microphysula ingersollii Native RBCM [LL]
Nesovitrea binneyana Native CMN, RBCM [LL] , RGF
Nesovitrea electrina Native CMN, RBCM [LL] , RGF
Oxyloma groenlandicum Native Harris & Hubricht (1982), FMNH
Paralaoma servilis Native RGF
Punctum randolphii Native RBCM [LL]
Prophysaon andersonii Native RBCM [LL]
Succinea strigata Native CMN, RBCM [LL]
Vallonia gracilicosta Native RGF
Vertigo arthuri Native RGF
Vertigo cristata Native RBCM [LL], RGF
Vertigo gouldii Native RGF
Vertigo modesta Native RBCM [LL], RGF
Vitrina pellucida Native CMN, RBCM [LL], RGF
Zonitoides arboreus Native CMN, RBCM, RBCM [LL], RGF
Zoogenetes harpa Native RBCM [LL], RGF
Unidentified Succineidae
Native RBCM [LL], RGF
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    
      
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      
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       

      
  
        
† Abbreviations are as follows: CMN: Canadian Museum of Nature; FMNH: Field Museum of Natural History; RBCM: Royal BC
Museum (collections not made specifically for Living Landscapes); RBCM [LL]: collections made as part of Living Landscapes
during 2003 and 2004 field seasons; RGF: author’s reference collection.
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        
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Living Landscapes      
      
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     
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Vallonia gracilicosta
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
Figure 4 Succinea strigata. a: Approximately 3.1km 340°
True from Vents River mouth (RBCM 004-00128-005). b: Irons
Creek (RBCM 004-00127-005).
Figure 6 Live animal of Succinea strigata; below the falls on
the Smith River falls (RBCM 004-00129-003).
Figure 5 Live animal of Succinea strigata; below the falls on
the Smith River falls (RBCM 004-00129-003).
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Zoogenetes harpa
Records.      
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  Z. harpa
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      
       
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       
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        
Zoogenetes harpa   
      
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
Columella columella 
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Records.       
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         
Columella columella       
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        
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Figure 7 Pigmented spot(s) through the shell wall of the
spire in Columella species. a: C. columella. b, c: C. edentula.
Diagrammatic.
Figure 8 Vertigo arthuri, Kiskatinaw Park (RGF 98-085-3304).
       
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        
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    
        

C. columella
Columella
C. edentula
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Vertigo arthuri
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Vertigo arthuri   
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         
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Vertigo cristata in 
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   
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Vertigo cristata 

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       
10 | LIVING LANDSCAPES: PEACE RIVER – NORTHERN ROCKIES
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   
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Vertigo gouldii 
Records. 
        
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      
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Vertigo gouldii      
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  
Vertigo 
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V. arthuri 
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Vertigo modesta 
Records.      
    
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        Vertigo
modesta       
     
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       
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Punctum randolphii 
Records.

        
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      
         
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 
Punctum randolphii 

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Discus shimekii 
  
    
    
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Discus shimekii 
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
       
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Discus whitneyi 
Records.      
   
    
   
   
    
   
    
   
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    
    

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Discus whitneyi 
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  
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
  D. whitneyi    

Figure 9 Vertigo cristata, Charlie Lake (RGF 98-067-3332).
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        
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
Euconulus fulvus 
Records.   
observed only
   
   
     
    

    

Euconulus fulvus 
       


E. fulvus 
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Euconulus praticola 
Records. 
Euconulus
praticola viz.,
     


Euconulus
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Zonitoides arboreus 
Records.      
   
    
   
    

    
    
     

Zonitoides arboreus     
        

        
  
   
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Nesovitrea binneyana 
Records.      
   
Figure 10 Vertigo modesta, V. cristata and V. gouldii. a, b: V. modesta, Alaska Hwy, east of Stone Mountain Park (RGF 98-
080-4396). c: V. modesta, Alaska Highway, North Tetsa River (RGF 98-074-3467). d: V. cristata, Muncho Lake Park (RGF 98-
077-3339). e: V. gouldii, Dunlevy Recreation Area (RGF 98-065-4180, shell broken).
12 | LIVING LANDSCAPES: PEACE RIVER – NORTHERN ROCKIES
    
    
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        
Nesovitrea bin-
neyana   
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Nesovitrea electrina 
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Nesovitrea electrina
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        
   N. electrina 
N. binneyana
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Vitrina pellucida 
Records.      
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    
    
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Vitrina pellucida      
   
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Figure 11 Live animal of Vitrina pellucida, Liard River, near
Cranberry Rapids (RBCM 004-00130-007).
Figure 12 Live animal of Deroceras reticulatum, Morphee
Lakes, near Mackenzie (RBCM 003-00160-001).
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     Euconulus fulvus 
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Deroceras laeve 
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    
        
Deroceras laeve       
  
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Prophysaon andersonii
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Deroceras reticulatum 
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       
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   Deroceras
reticulatum 
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Microphysula ingersollii (Bland, 1875)
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      
        
        
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rina pellucida. 
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Prophysaon andersonii
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      

      
 
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
  Prophysaon andersonii    

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Deroceras laeve
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
Land Snails of British Columbia

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
   Living Landscapes
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Oxyloma 

Canadian Journal of Zoology
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    e Academy of Natural
Sciences of Philadelphia, Monographs
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    e Academy of Natural
Sciences of Philadelphia, Monographs  
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    Columella 
14 | LIVING LANDSCAPES: PEACE RIVER – NORTHERN ROCKIES
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kologische Abhandlungen Staatliches Museum für Tier-
kunde Dresden 
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Annales Zoologici

     

    
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       
American Fisheries So-
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Map 1 Succinea strigata
0100 200
kilometres
Map 3 Vallonia gracilicosta
0100 200
kilometres
Map 2 Cochlicopa lubrica
0100 200
kilometres
Map 4 Zoogenetes harpa
0100 200
kilometres

 Succinea strigata
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cochlicopa lubrica
 Vallonia gracilicosta
  Zoogenetes harpa
  Columella columella
  Vertigo arthuri
  Vertigo cristata
 Vertigo gouldii
  Vertigo modesta
  Punctum randolphii
  Discus shimekii
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Discus whitneyi
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Euconulus fulvus
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Euconulus praticola
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zonitoides arboreus
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nesovitrea binneyana
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nesovitrea electrina
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vitrina pellucida
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deroceras laeve
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deroceras reticulatum
 . . . . . . . . . . . . Microphysula ingersollii
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prophysaon andersonii
16 | LIVING LANDSCAPES: PEACE RIVER – NORTHERN ROCKIES
Map 5 Columella columella
0100 200
kilometres
Map 7 Vertigo cristata
0100 200
kilometres
Map 9 Vertigo modesta
0100 200
kilometres
Map 6 Vertigo arthuri
0100 200
kilometres
Map 8 Vertigo gouldii
0100 200
kilometres
Map 10 Punctum randolphii
0100 200
kilometres
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Map 11 Discus shimekii
0100 200
kilometres
Map 13 Euconulus fulvus
0100 200
kilometres
Map 15 Zonitoides arboreus
0100 200
kilometres
Map 12 Discus whitneyi
0100 200
kilometres
Map 14 Euconulus praticola
0100 200
kilometres
Map 16 Nesovitrea binneyana
0100 200
kilometres
18 | LIVING LANDSCAPES: PEACE RIVER – NORTHERN ROCKIES
Map 17 Nesovitrea electrina
0100 200
kilometres
Map 19 Deroceras laeve
0100 200
kilometres
Map 21 Microphysula ingersollii
0100 200
kilometres
Map 18 Vitrina pellucida
0100 200
kilometres
Map 20 Deroceras reticulatum
0100 200
kilometres
Map 22 Prophysaon andersonii
0100 200
kilometres
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Coll. Cat. #
Land
District Locality Name
Nat. Topo.
Ser. Map
Lat. Deg.
Lat. Min.
Long. Deg.
Long. Min.
Collector(s) Date
Elev. (m)
a.s.l.
1 CMN 083091, 083093,
083094, 083095,
083106, 083108,
Peace
River
Rocky Mountain Foothills:
Chetwynd
93P/12 55* 42 121 37 F. Schueler;
A.K. Schueler
22 Aug 1976 ?
2 CMN 083125, 083093,
083116 to
083120, 083131,
Peace
River
Rocky Mountain Foothills:
Chetwynd: Windrem Creek
93P/12 55* 42 121 37 F. Schueler;
A.K. Schueler
22 Aug 1976 ?
3 CMN 014224, 014225,
014226
Peace
River
Liard Plain: Liard Hot Springs 94M/8 59* 25.67 126 6.25 R.E. Leech 24 Aug 1962 460
4 RBCM 003-00125 Peace
River
Kahntah River drainage:
N of Milligan Hills: 70 km NE of
Beatton
94H10 57 33.37 120 18.94 K. Walde 2003 750
5 RBCM 003-00126 Peace
River
E of Adskwatim Creek: ca 2.6 km
NNE of junction of Adskwatim
Creek & Doig River
94A16 56 58.37 120 2.06 K. Walde 2003 730
6 RBCM 003-00127 Peace
River
Between Milligan Creek and
West Milligan Creek: ca 15 km
NNE of junction
94H2 57 5.12 120 33.19 K. Walde 2003 730
7 RBCM 003-00128 Peace
River
W of Prespatou Creek: ca 11 km
NNW of Prespatou
94A14 56 59.87 121 9.19 K. Walde 2003 760
8 RBCM 003-00129 Peace
River
W of St. John Creek [=Montney
Creek]: ca 8.4 km NW of Pineview
94A/7 56 22.75 120 52.94 K. Walde 2003 660
9 RBCM 003-00130 Peace
River
Grewatsch Creek drainage: 33
km NE of Pink Mountain
94A/3 56 9.46 121 0.99 K. Walde 2003 640
10 RBCM 003-00131 Peace
River
S of Moberly River: ca 5.8 km NE
of Worth
94A/10 56 43.12 120 43.31 K. Walde 2003 690
11 RBCM 003-00132 Peace
River
E of Beatton River: ca 6 km SE of
junction with Blueberry River
94G/8 57 16.62 122 9.94 K. Walde 2003 880
12 RBCM 003-00133 Peace
River
Little Beaverdam Creek: 12.5 km
NE of Peejay
94A/15 56 58.37 120 29.43 K. Walde 2003 710
13 RBCM 003-00147 Cariboo Rocky Mountain Trench:
Mackenzie
93O/6 55 20.19 123 5.63 R. Forsyth 5 Aug 2003 780
14 RBCM 003-00148 Peace
River
Rocky Mountains: Muskwa
Mountains: S of headwaters of
Needham Creek
94B/5 56 25.2 123 31.58 R. Forsyth 6 Aug 2003 1722
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15 RBCM 003-00149 Cassiar N shore, Ospika Arm (Williston
Lake)
94C/8 56 15.98 124 4.89 R. Forsyth 7 Aug 2003 709
16 RBCM 003-00150 Cassiar N shore, Ospika Arm (Williston
Lake)
94C/8 56 15.99 124 4.44 R. Forsyth 7 Aug 2003 709
17 RBCM 003-00151 Cassiar Omineca Mountains: Finlay
Ranges: Butler Range: SW of Mt
Henri
94C/7 56 29.31 124 46.09 R. Forsyth 7 Aug 2003 1667
18 RBCM 003-00152 Cassiar Omineca Mountains: Finlay
Ranges: Ingenika River valley
94C/11 56 43.43 125 6.92 R. Forsyth 7 Aug 2003 726
19 RBCM 003-00153 Cassiar Omineca Mountains: Russell
Range: NE end, Pelly Lake
94C/11 56 52.93 125 22.23 R. Forsyth 7 Aug 2003 816
20 RBCM 003-00154 Cassiar Rocky Mountain Trench: Finlay
River valley: ca 3 km E of Ed Bird
Lake
94C/15 56 56.15 124 59.64 R. Forsyth 8 Aug 2003 694
21 RBCM 003-00155 Cassiar Rocky Mountain Trench: Finlay
River valley: W of Ed Bird Lake
94C/14 56 55.28 125 3.1 R. Forsyth 8 Aug 2003 708
22 RBCM 003-00156 Cassiar Rocky Mountain Trench: Finlay
River valley: W of Ed Bird Lake
94C/14 56 55.33 125 3.02 R. Forsyth 8 Aug 2003 709
23 RBCM 003-00157 Peace
River
Rocky Mountain Trench:
Mackenzie
93O/6 55 21.35 123 9.16 R. Forsyth 9 Aug 2003 711
24 RBCM 003-00158 Peace
River
Rocky Mountains: Hart Ranges:
Misinchinka Ranges: slope,
Mount Morfee
93O/6 55 22.91 123 5.3 R. Forsyth 9 Aug 2003 916
25 RBCM 003-00160 Peace
River
Rocky Mountain Trench:
Mackenzie: Morfee Lakes
93O/6 55 20.62 123 4.59 R. Forsyth 10 Aug 2003 726
26 RBCM 003-00161 Peace
River
Rocky Mountain Trench:
Mackenzie: Morfee Lakes
93O/6 55 20.42 123 4.41 R. Forsyth 10 Aug 2003 740
27 RBCM 003-00162 Peace
River
Rocky Mountains: Murray Range:
N of Azouzetta: above Pine Pass
93O/7 55 24.42 122 37.34 R. Forsyth 10 Aug 2003 1160
28 RBCM 003-00163 Peace
River
Rocky Mountains: Murray Range:
NNW of Azouzetta: Pine Pass
93O/7 55 24.25 122 37.72 R. Forsyth 10 Aug 2003 920
29 RBCM 003-00164 Peace
River
Rocky Mountain Foothills:
Tumbler Ridge (community):
Flatbed Creek
93P/2 55 6.51 120 58.45 R. Forsyth 12 Aug 2003 830
30 RBCM 003-00165 Peace
River
Rocky Mountain Foothills:
Tumbler Ridge (community):
Mount Spieker
93P/3 55 7.31 121 24.41 R. Forsyth 12 Aug 2003 1700
31 RBCM 003-00166 Peace
River
Rocky Mountain Foothills: W of
Tumbler Ridge: near Bullmoose
Creek
93P/4 55 1.83 121 30.5 R. Forsyth 13 Aug 2003 1555
32 RBCM 003-00167 Peace
River
Rocky Mountain Foothills:
Tumbler Ridge: along Bullmoose
Creek
93P/3 55 13.11 121 15.55 R. Forsyth 13 Aug 2003 954
33 RBCM 003-00170 Peace
River
Alberta Plateau: Kiskatinaw
Provincial Park: above Kiskatinaw
River
93 P/15 55 57.6 120 33.8 R. Forsyth 1 Jul 1998 590
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34 RBCM 004-00124 Cassiar Liard Plain: SE of Laird Canyon:
ca 4.5 km 314° True from Moffatt
Hill
104P/15 59 55.56 128 33.13 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
13 Sep 2004 639
35 RBCM 004-00125 Cassiar Liard Plain: NW of Lower Post 104P/16 59 55.65 128 29.01 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
13 Sep 2004 614
36 RBCM 004-00126 Cassiar Liard Plain: W of Hyland River 104P/16 59 56.00 128 16.01 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
13 Sep 2004 631
37 RBCM 004-00127 Cassiar Liard Plain: Irons Creek 94M/13 59 59.87 127 52.52 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
13 Sep 2004 576
38 RBCM 004-00128 Cassiar Liard Plain: Liard River: ca 3.1 km
340° True from Vents River
mouth
94M/9 59 30.47 126 20.46 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
14 Sep 2004 434
39 RBCM 004-00129 Cassiar Liard Plain: Smith River 94M/9 59 34.24 126 27.72 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
14 Sep 2004 460
40 RBCM 004-00130 Cassiar Liard Plain: nr Cranberry Rapids 94M/11 59 40.73 127 9.76 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
14 Sep 2004 514
41 RBCM 004-00131 Cassiar Liard Plain: ca 0.94 km 51.4° True
from Leguil Creek mouth
94M/14 59 45.39 127 28.58 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
14 Sep 2004 612
42 RBCM 004-00132 Cassiar Liard Plain: Hyland River 104P/16 59 57.54 128 8.96 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
14 Sep 2004 587
43 RBCM 998-00031 Peace
River
Alberta Plateau: Charlie Lake 94A/7 56* 20 120 20 E. Thorn 1 Aug 1969 750
44 RGF 98-053 Cariboo Interior Plateau: Crooked River
Park
93 J/7 54 28.48 122 40.03 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
28 Jun 1998 700
45 RGF 98-054 Cariboo Interior Plateau: Kerry Lake 93 J/10 54 40.13 122 46.98 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
28 Jun 1998 680
46 RGF 98-055 Cariboo Interior Plateau: E side, Crooked
River: SE of McLeod Lake: Hwy 97
93 J/15 54 47.22 122 49.72 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
28 Jun 1998 688
47 RGF 98-056 Cariboo Fraser Basin: McLeod Lake:
Whiskers Point Park
93 J/15 54 54.41 122 56.06 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
28 Jun 1998 700
48 RGF 98-057 Cariboo Interior Plateau: Fraser Basin: N of
McLeod Lake: Tudyah Lake Park
93 O/3 55 3.7 123 1.9 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
28 Jun 1998 680
49 RGF 98-058 Cariboo Rocky Mountain Trench: near
Mackenzie
93O/6 55 17 123 9 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
28 Jun 1998 710
50 RGF 98-059 Cariboo Rocky Mountain Trench: Parsnip
River valley: SE of Mackenzie
93 O/2 55 7.21 122 57.48 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
28 Jun 1998 700
51 RGF 98-060 Cariboo Rocky Mountains: Hart Ranges:
Misinchinka Ranges: Bijoux Falls
Park
93 O/7 55 18.53 122 40.25 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
28 Jun 1998 750
52 RGF 98-061 Peace
River
Rocky Mountains: Hart Ranges:
Pine River: Hwy 97: W of Lemoray
93 O/10 55 30.49 122 34.59 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
28 Jun 1998 690
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53 RGF 98-062 Peace
River
Rocky Mountain Foothills:
Moberly Lake Park
93 P/13 55 48.6 121 42.1 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
29 Jun 1998 700
54 RGF 98-063 Peace
River
Rocky Mountain Foothills: NNW
of Moberly Lake: “Cameron Lake”
93 P/13 55 53.4 121 54.3 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
29 Jun 1998 730
55 RGF 98-064 Peace
River
Rocky Mountain Foothills: Hwy
29 at Peace River
93 P/13 55 59.31 121 59.12 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
29 Jun 1998 490
56 RGF 98-065 Peace
River
Rocky Mountain Foothills:
Williston Lake: Peace Reach:
Dunlevy Recreation Area
94 B/1 56 7.93 122 21.62 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
29 Jun 1998 670
57 RGF 98-066 Peace
River
Alberta Plateau: Hwy 29 at
Halfway River
94 A/3 56 12.9 121 26.6 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
20 Jun 1998 420
58 RGF 98-067 Peace
River
Alberta Plateau: W side, Charlie
Lake: Charlie Lake Park
94 A/6 56 18.4 121 0 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
29 Jun 1998 770
59 RGF 98-068 Peace
River
Alberta Plateau: Alaska Hwy: 34.5
km SE of Wonowon (3.5 km S of
Aitken Creek)
94A/11 56 33.72 121 23.12 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
29 Jun 1998 850
60 RGF 98-069 Peace
River
Alberta Plateau: Alaska
Hwy: Buckinghorse River:
Buckinghorse River Wayside
Provincial Park
94 G/7 57 23.1 122 50.6 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
29 Jun 1998 1000
61 RGF 98-070 Peace
River
Alberta Plateau: Alaska Hwy:
NNW of Buckinghorse River: E of
Minaker River
94 G/10 57 30.77 122 55.74 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
30 Jun 1998 1000
62 RGF 98-071 Peace
River
Alberta Plateau: Alaska Hwy:
Prophet River Park
94 J/2 57 58.3 122 46.4 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
30 Jun 1998 560
63 RGF 98-072 Peace
River
Rocky Mountain Foothills: Alaska
Hwy: NE of Steamboat
94 J/12 58 42.72 123 39.71 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
30 Jun 1998 610
64 RGF 98-073 Peace
River
Rocky Mountain Foothills: Alaska
Hwy: Tetsa River Park: W of Mill
Creek
94 J/12 58 39.3 123 56.5 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
30 Jun 1998 620
65 RGF 98-074 Peace
River
Rocky Mountain Foothills: Alaska
Highway: North Tetsa River
94 J/12 58 39.96 124 26.68 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
30 Jun 1998 980
66 RGF 98-075 Peace
River
Rocky Mountains: Stone
Mountain Park: Alaska Hwy:
Summit Pass
94 K/10 58 39.08 124 39.05 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
30 Jun 1998 1265
67 RGF 98-076 Peace
River
Rocky Mountains: Muskwa
Ranges: One Fifteen Creek Park
94 K/10 58 43.08 124 54.73 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
30 Jun 1998 910
68 RGF 98-077 Peace
River
Rocky Mountains: Muskwa
Ranges: Alaska Hwy: Muncho
Lake Park
94K13 58 50.19 125 43.85 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
30 Jun 1998 1130
69 RGF 98-078 Peace
River
Rocky Mountains: Muskwa
Ranges: Muncho Lake Park:
Peterson Creek
94K/13 58 46.7 125 41.3 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
30 Jun 1998 810
70 RGF 98-079 Peace
River
Rocky Mountains: Muskwa
Ranges: Muncho Lake Park: Toad
River
94K/10 58 47.00 125 34.51 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
30 Jun 1998 790
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71 RGF 98-080 Peace
River
Rocky Mountain Foothills: North
Tetsa River valley: Alaska Hwy: E
of Stone Mountain Park
94K/10 58 39.76 124 33.56 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
30 Jun 1998 1130
72 RGF 98-081 Peace
River
Alberta Plateau: S of Fort Nelson:
N of Jackfish Creek
94 J/10 58 37.51 122 41.54 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
1 Jul 1998 480
73 RGF 98-082 Peace
River
Alaska Highway: 8.2 km SSE of
Parker Creek
94J/2 58 11.58 122 35.78 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
1 Jul 1998 610
74 RGF 98-083 Peace
River
Alaska Hwy: N of Prophet River
(community): immediately S of
Adsett Creek
94J/2 58 6.37 122 42.74 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
1 Jul 1998 540
75 RGF 98-084 Peace
River
Alberta Plateau: Charlie Lake:
Beatton Park
94 A/7 56 19.9 120 57.2 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
1 Jul 1998 700
76 RGF 98-085 Peace
River
Alberta Plateau: Kiskatinaw Park:
above Kiskatinaw River
93 P/15 55 57.6 120 33.8 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
1 Jul 1998 590
77 RGF 98-086 Peace
River
Alberta Plateau: SSE of Dawson
Creek: Sudeten Park
93 P/9 55 32.5 120 4.1 R. Forsyth;
T. Forsyth
1 Jul 1998 730
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... It has a broad range that extends from eastern Siberia across the Bering Strait through Alaska and northern Canada (Dall, 1905;Pilsbry, 1948;Likharev & Rammel'meier, 1962). In Canada, this species is known to occur in northern British Columbia (Forsyth, 2005), the Yukon Territory (Dall, 1905;Pilsbry, 1948;La Rocque, 1953) and the Northwest Territories (Dall, 1905;Pilsbry, 1948). However, a record from southern Saskatchewan by Russell (1934) seems very unlikely. ...
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