Helix figulina explained

Helix figulina is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.

Description

The shells of this species are dirty white to yellow-brownish in color, usually 21-27×20-26 mm in size. Large shells are about 29-31×29-30 mm.[1]

Distribution

This species is present in Greece, Bulgaria and North Macedonia,[2] except, perhaps, the island of Skyros in the Aegean Sea, where only empty shells of the species have been found, suggesting a recent extinction in the area.[3] There have been reports of the species in western Turkey, however, it seems that these are actually Helix nucula, a related and similar species.

Habitat

This land snail is found in a variety of habitats including dry, open, shrub-land areas. It ranges from coastal areas (dunes) up to 700 m above sea level. On the continent, it lives only in areas where there is enough soil, as it is a soil-dwelling species, and sometimes buries deep into the soil. In southwest Bulgaria it lives at altitudes of up to 700 m.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/species?id=1383 AnimalBase :: Helix Figulina
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222543/http://www.faunaeur.org/Maps/display_map.php?map_name=euro&map_language=en&taxon1=426144 Fauna Europaea — European Distribution Map of Helix Figulina
  3. [IUCN Red List]