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Jumping snail

Ovachlamys fulgens (Gude, 1900)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The jumping snail (Ovachlamys fulgens) is a species in the family Helicarionidae.

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Quick facts about the jumping snail

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the jumping snail live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the jumping snail as introduced in 3 countries.

  1. Argentina
  2. French Polynesia
  3. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the jumping snail endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the jumping snail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. familyHelicarionidae
  5. genusOvachlamys
  6. SpeciesOvachlamys fulgens (Gude, 1900)

Synonyms Lamprocystis fulgida, Macrochlamys fulgens

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Escargot sauteurFrench
  • Chiocciola saltanteItalian
  • オキナワベッコウJapanese
  • hoppsnäckaSwedish
  • 光亮卵楯蛞蝓 (光卵斗篷螺)Chinese
  • 琉球鼈甲蝸牛Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the jumping snail

Other species in the same genus Ovachlamys.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the jumping snail an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the jumping snail as introduced in 3 countries: Argentina, French Polynesia and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Jumping snail (Ovachlamys fulgens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/jumping-snail

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BibTeX
@misc{jumping_snail_2026,
  title = {Jumping snail (Ovachlamys fulgens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jumping-snail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}