Zonitoides arboreus
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| Two live individuals of Zonitoides arboreus on orchid plants in a greenhouse | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra clade limacoid clade |
| Superfamily: | Gastrodontoidea |
| Family: | Gastrodontidae |
| Genus: | Zonitoides |
| Subgenus: | Zonitoides |
| Species: | Z. arboreus |
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Zonitoides arboreus (Say, 1816) |
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Zonitoides arboreus is species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae.
The native distribution of Zonitoides arboreus includes:
The non-indigenous distribution includes:
In most cases listed above (but not all of them), this species is found as a pest in greenhouses.
The shell is pale yellowish brown, translucent, faintly and irregularly striated. The shell has 4-4.5 whorls. The shell is sometimes very slightly keeled. The umbilicus is deep and contain 1/7 of diameter. There is broadening at the last whorl.
The width of the shell is 4.5–6 mm. The height of the shell is 1.7–3 mm.
Zonitoides arboreus is common in woodlands and humid habitats, also in gardens. In Europe it is found in greenhouses, and is occasionally reported outside as an escape.
Snails in this species create and use love darts.
Parasites of Zonitoides arboreus include:
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