Cepaea vindobonensis

Updated on Oct 10, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Helicidae Scientific name Cepaea vindobonensis Higher classification Cepaea		Superfamily Helicoidea Genus Cepaea Phylum Mollusca Rank Species

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:

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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