Cantareus apertus
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| Helix aperta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
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clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Helicidae |
| Genus: | Helix |
| Species: | H. aperta |
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Helix aperta Born, 1778 |
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Cantareus apertus |
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clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Cantareus apertus
Helix aperta, also known as Cantareus apertus, and commonly known as the green garden snail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.
Helix aperta is native to Europe primarily near the Mediterranean Sea, and also North Africa.
Distribution of Helix aperta include:
In Salento it is known as municeḍḍe and in Sicily as attuppateḍḍu.
It has also been introduced to other areas:
This species is already established in the United States, and is considered to represent a potentially serious threat as a pest, an invasive species which could negatively affect agriculture, natural ecosystems, human health or commerce. Therefore it has been suggested that this species be given top national quarantine significance in the USA.
The shell has periostracum which is olive green in colour. The last whorl is much larger than the others. The width of the shell is 22–28 mm.; the height of the shell is also 22–28 mm.
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