Genus: Monadenia
Common name: Sideband snails
Family: Bradybaenidae
Monadenia fidelis, Pacific sideband
Origin: Pacific Northwest
Diet: Fungi and decomposing plant material.
Behavior: This is Oregon’s largest native snail. Good climbers.
Where in Oregon: Widespread.
Similar exotics to look for: None. A native species, Monadenia chaceana, or the Siskiyou sideband, occurs in the Umpqua River watershed. Six subspecies of M. fidelis are found in Oregon.
Diet: Fungi and decomposing plant material.
Behavior: This is Oregon’s largest native snail. Good climbers.
Where in Oregon: Widespread.
Similar exotics to look for: None. A native species, Monadenia chaceana, or the Siskiyou sideband, occurs in the Umpqua River watershed. Six subspecies of M. fidelis are found in Oregon.
