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Post by bookitten on Aug 8, 2005 20:51:39 GMT
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Arno
Archachatina puylaerti
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Post by Arno on Aug 8, 2005 21:23:36 GMT
What the people said on that forum,and I think so too,its Theba pisana
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Kevin
Archachatina dimidiata
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Post by Kevin on Aug 8, 2005 21:27:57 GMT
Wow  Anyone know where them snails are native to? and whether they are protected or not? |
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Kevin
Archachatina dimidiata
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Post by Kevin on Aug 8, 2005 22:30:41 GMT
Just looked this up
"T. pisana is native in southwestern England and Wales, Ireland, western France, Switzerland, and the Mediterranean countries of Europe and Africa (Pilsbry 1939, Burch 1960). Its habitat in Europe is near the costs (Kerney and Cameron 1979). It has been introduced into the Atlantic islands, South Africa, Somaliland, and western Australia. This snail was first noticed in North America in La Jolla, San Diego County, California, in 1914 (Chace 1915, Basinger 1923). It soon spread to several locations in Orange and Los Angeles Counties, but apparently was eradicated there by 1940 (Hanna 1966). Mead (1971) reported a second infestation in Los Angeles County in 1966 which was declared eradicated in 1972 (William A. Edwards, personal communication). The snails were found and identified in August 1985 in San Diego, California, at several localities in about a 10 square mile area. Hanna (1966) stated that T. pisana has been introduced into several eastern localities in the United States. There are no published records for North American populations outside of California. Theba pisana is also present in Bermuda but has never been recorded from Florida"
I think I will look for these snails
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