Helix aspersa: Brown Garden Snail
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Description: Photographs and a description of this mollusk, and information on its distribution, life history, hosts and economic importance.
brown garden snail - Cornu asperum (Müller) common name: brown garden snail (Müller, 1774) (Gastropoda: Helicidae) The brown garden snail (European brown snail), , was described by O.F. Müller from specimens collected in Italy. This plant feeder has been disseminated into many parts of the world intentionally as a food delicacy, accidentally by the movement of plants, and by hobbyists who collect snails. It was introduced to California in the 1850s as a source of escargot. It has adapted well to California and is very troublesome as a pest of crops and ornamentals (Capinera 2001).
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| Page title: | brown garden snail - Cornu asperum (Müller) |
| Keywords: | brown garden snail Helix aspersa Cornu aspersum Helicoidea Helicidae Dekle Thomas Fasulo |
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| NS | Name Servers: NS.NAME.UFL.EDU 128.227.30.254 RNS.NAME.UFL.EDU 8.6.245.30 |
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| Date | activated: 25-Mar-1986 last updated: 03-Feb-2014 expires: 31-Jul-2014 |