| Zonitoides arboreus | |
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| Two live individuals of Zonitoides arboreus on orchid plants in a greenhouse | |
| Conservation status | |
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NE[1]
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra clade limacoid clade |
| Superfamily: | Gastrodontoidea |
| Family: | Gastrodontidae |
| Genus: | Zonitoides |
| Subgenus: | Zonitoides |
| Species: | Z. arboreus |
| Binomial name | |
| Zonitoides arboreus (Say, 1816)[2] |
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Zonitoides arboreus is species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae.
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The native distribution of Zonitoides arboreus includes:
The non-indigenous distribution includes:
In most cases listed above (but not all of them), this species is found as a pest in greenhouses.
The shell is pale yellowish brown, translucent, faintly and irregularly striated.[3] The shell has 4-4.5 whorls. The shell is sometimes very slightly keeled.[3] The umbilicus is deep and contain 1/7 of diameter.[3] There is broadening at the last whorl.[3]
The width of the shell is 4.5-6 mm.[3] The height of the shell is 1.7-3 mm.[3]
Zonitoides arboreus is common in woodlands and humid habitats, also in gardens.[3] In Europe it is found in greenhouses, and is occasionally reported outside as an escape.[3]
Snails in this species create and use love darts.
Parasites of Zonitoides arboreus include:
This article incorporates public domain text from the reference [3].