References
- Kerney, M.P. & Cameron, R.A.D. (1979). A field guide to the land snails of Britain and North-West Europe. Collins, London, 288 pp.
- Scientific Name
- Cernuella virgata
- Scientific Author
- Taxonomy
- (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Hygromiidae)
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Diagnostic Notes
Size 6-19 x 8-25 mm. Shell globular, with a high convex spire of 5-7 convex whorls with moderate sutures and a narrow umbilicus, partly obscured by the reflected columellar lip. Mouth round, with an internal rib which may be white or brown. Shell white or ginger, usually with dark brown spiral bands, which may be diluted, interrupted, blotched or fused, and sometimes lack pigment. Growth rings rather irregular. Species is very variable in size, shape and colouration of the shell. Animal light greyish or yellowish with black dorsum.
More Information
- Specimen Contact
- MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory
- Author
- MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory
- Created
- 14/04/2011 10:09 AEST
- Last Updated
- 09/05/2014 03:17 AEST
- Citation
- MAF Plant Health & Environment Laboratory (2011) Vineyard Snail (Cernuella virgata) Updated on 5/9/2014 3:17:41 AM Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au.
- Image Use
- Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
