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Cepaea vindobonensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Helicidae

Scientific name
  
Cepaea vindobonensis

Higher classification
  
Cepaea

Superfamily
  
Helicoidea

Genus
  
Cepaea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Rank
  
Species

Cepaea vindobonensis FileCepaea vindobonensis Pfeiffer 1828 7208381168jpg

Similar
  
Cepaea, Gastropods, Molluscs, Helicidae, Grove snail

Cepaea vindobonensis is a species of medium-sized air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Helicidae.

The scientific name is derived from the Celtic settlement Vindobona, now known as Vienna, the capital of Austria.

Distribution

Distribution of this species is Pontic and Pannonian.

It includes the following countries:

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  • Albania
  • Austria
  • Bulgaria
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic - near threatened (NT) Its westernmost, but non-indigenous, record is from Western Bohemia.
  • Germany - reintroduced
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Lithuania - vulnerable
  • Macedonia
  • Moldova
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Russia - Rostov Oblast, Stavropol Krai, Krasnodar Krai, Moscow Region - non-indigenous distribution
  • Ukraine

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    References

    Cepaea vindobonensis Wikipedia
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