Table 2

The 11 freshwater gastropod species of Virginia Atlantic drainages considered to be of "conservation need" in the (2005) Virginia Wildlife Action Plan.  Tier 1 = critical, Tier 2 = very high, Tier 3 = high, Tier 4 = moderate conservation need.  These are compared to species confirmed by the present study (giving synonyms where appropriate) and FWGNA incidence ranks.

As Listed in the Virginia WAP
Tier
As Listed in Table 1
Confirmed sites
FWGNA
Fontigens morrisoni
1
Fontigens morrisoni 3 I-2
Stagnicola neopalustris 1
Stagnicola neopalustris 0  -
Fontigens bottimeri 2
Fontigens bottimeri 2 I-3*
Somatogyrus virginica 2
Somatogyrus virginica 8 I-4
Fontigens orolibas 3
Fontigens orolibas 23 I-4*
Elimia catenaria
4
Pleurocera catenaria 26 I-5
Ferrissia parallelus
4
Ferrissia rivularis 57 I-5
Fossaria dalli
4
Lymnaea humilis 100 I-5
Lioplax subcarinata
4
Lioplax subcarinata 7 I-4
Promenetus exacuous
4
Promenetus exacuous 5 I-4
Valvata tricarinata
4
Valvata tricarinata 2 I-3p



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