Cernuella virgata

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Cernuella virgata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Pulmonata
Family: Hygromiidae
Genus: Cernuella
Species: Cernuella virgata

Cernuella virgata is a species of snail in the family Hygromiidae. The species is endemic to the Mediterranean, but is deemed an invasive pest in parts of Australia.[1] This same species of the genus has been recovered from the Roman occupation of Volubilis archaeological site in present day Morocco.

[edit] See also

[edit] Line notes

  1. ^ G.M. Barker, 2004

[edit] References

  • G. M. Barker (2004) Natural Enemies of Terrestrial Molluscs, CABI Publishing, 644 pages ISBN: 0851993192


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