Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00238
Tayloria quadrilateralis
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About Tayloria quadrilateralis
Bishop Museum Occasional Paper 50 catalogs the taxon as introduced on Kauai.
MolluscaBase AphiaID 1326770 and GBIF treat Gonaxis quadrilateralis as a superseded combination/synonym of Tayloria quadrilateralis. Final normalization uses the accepted name Tayloria quadrilateralis.
Terrestrial predatory land snail; marine restrictions do not apply.
The Kauai introduction is documented and the historical name has an authoritative synonym bridge to Tayloria quadrilateralis.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Tayloria quadrilateralis
- Other names
- Tayloria quadrilateralis · Gonaxis quadrilateralis
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Historically documented introduction; present-day persistence not established.
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence limits
- Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Land
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Tayloria quadrilateralis is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. The Kauai introduction is documented and the historical name has an authoritative synonym bridge to Tayloria quadrilateralis.