Helix aperta
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| Helix aperta Born, 1778 |
Helix aperta, commonly known as the green snail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.
This species is sometimes known as Cantareus aperta.
[edit] Distribution
This species is native to Europe primarily near the Mediterranean Sea, and also North Africa. It has also been introduced to other areas, including Australia.
- Not listed in IUCN red list - not evaluated (NE)[1]
- western Australia - nonindegenous[2]
[edit] References
- ^ 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Cited 8 May 2007.
- ^ 2. Helix aperta (Born)
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