Helix lutescens explained

Helix lutescens is species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the true snails.^[1]

This species of snail creates and uses calcareous love darts.

Distribution

Its native distribution is pericarpathian.^[2]

• Poland - Near Threatened (NT, mentioned as lower risk LR)^{[3] [4]}
• Slovakia
• Ukraine^[5]

References

• Rossmässler, E. A. (1835-1837). Iconographie der Land- & Süßwasser- Mollusken, mit vorzüglicher Berücksichtigung der europäischen noch nicht abgebildeten Arten. (1) 1 (1): VI + 1–132. pl. 1-5 [≥ Apr. 1835]; (1) 1 (2): 6 + 1-26. pl. 6-10 [≥ Aug. 1835]; (1) 1 (3): 4 + 1-33. pl. 11-15 [≥ Mar. 1836]; (1) 1 (4): 4 + 1-27. pl. 16-20 [≥ Sept. 1836]; (1) 1 (5/6): 4 + 1–70. pl. 21–30 [≥ Jul. 1837]. [Dresden und Leipzig (Arnoldische Buchhandlung)] page(s): (1) 1 (5/6): 4, Taf. 21, Fig. 292
• Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017.
• Sysoev, A. V. & Schileyko, A. A. (2009). Land snails and slugs of Russia and adjacent countries. Sofia/Moskva (Pensoft). 312 pp., 142 plates

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Helix lutescens Rossmässler, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050279 on 2020-05-02
2. Lisický M. J. (1991). Mollusca Slovenska [The Slovak molluscs]. - VEDA vydavateľstvo Slovenskej akadémie vied, Bratislava, 344 pp.
3. Web site: Helix lutescens - Polska Czerwona Księga Zwierząt - Bezkręgowce . 2007-03-14 . 2007-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223143/http://www.iop.krakow.pl/pckz/opis.asp?id=256&je=pl . dead .
4. [:pl:Polska Czerwona Księga Zwierząt - Bezkręgowce]
5. Balashov I. & Gural-Sverlova N. (2012). "An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine". Journal of Conchology. 41(1): 91-109.