Helix vladika explained

Helix vladika is a species of large, air-breathing land snail native to Montenegro and Serbia. It has a brown, conical shell. It is the largest land snail species in Europe. Typical habitat are beech forests. The species is closely related to Helix straminea.^[1]

References

• Neubert, E. (2014). Revision of Helix Linnaeus, 1758 in its eastern Mediterranean distribution area, and reassignment of Helix godetiana Kobelt, 1878 to Maltzanella Hesse, 1917 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Helicidae). Contributions to Natural History, 26: 1–200. Bern
• Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017

External links

• Kobelt, W. (1898). Neue Helix-Arten aus Montenegro. Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen malakozoologischen Gesellschaft, 30 (11/12): 161-165. Frankfurt am Main

Notes and References

1. Korábek . Ondřej . Juřičková . Lucie . Petrusek . Adam . 2021-12-31 . Diversity of Land Snail Tribe Helicini (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Helicidae): Where Do We Stand after 20 Years of Sequencing Mitochondrial Markers? . Diversity . en . 14 . 1 . 24 . 10.3390/d14010024 . 1424-2818 . free .