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  2. Zonitoides nitidus - Wikipedia

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    In summer, Z. nitidus prey upon snails and bivalves. [9] [10] In Germany up to three clutches of 2–9 eggs per individual are laid in all seasons, with some days or weeks spacing between egg-laying. [4] Egg diameter is 1.0–1.6 mm (0.04–0.06 in). [4] Eggs are laid loose into the soil. [4]

  3. List of non-marine molluscs of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    When considering mollusc diversity in Sri Lanka, snails are the major group that can be found within the island. About 246 land snails are known to occur in Sri Lanka, with 83% of endemism. This include 5 endemic and relict land snails. Majority of land snails are pulmonates. Endemic species are highlighted with an asterisk (*).

  4. Land snail - Wikipedia

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    Most of the non-pulmonate land snails belong to lineages in the Caenogastropoda, and tend to have a gill and an operculum. The largest clade of land snails is the Cyclophoroidea, with more than 7,000 species. [6] Many of these operculate land snails live in habitats or microhabitats that are sometimes (or often) damp or wet, such as in moss.

  5. Caenogastropoda - Wikipedia

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    Caenogastropoda is a taxonomic subclass of molluscs in the class Gastropoda.It is a large diverse group which are mostly sea snails and other marine gastropod mollusks, but also includes some freshwater snails and some land snails.

  6. Camaenidae - Wikipedia

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    Camaenidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea, the typical snails and their allies. This is one of the most diverse families in the clade Stylommatophora. These snails occur in a wide variety of habitats in the tropics of Eastern Asia and Australasia. [2]

  7. Giant African land snails appear to be invading Florida again

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    Giant African land snails first showed up in the U.S. in Miami in 1966, triggering an extensive eradication program that lasted nine years. ... growing and shipping everything from ferns to ...

  8. Bermuda land snail - Wikipedia

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    Bermuda land snails, scientific name Poecilozonites, are an endemic genus of pulmonate land snail in the family Gastrodontidae (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). 12 species are known from the fossil record, and 4 of these species (bermudensis, nelsoni, circumfirmatus, reinianus) survived into modern times, but due to the highly negative effects of human ...

  9. USDA seizes more than 1,200 illegal giant snails - AOL

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    By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) - The giant African snail damages buildings, destroys crops and can cause meningitis in humans. But some people still want to collect, and even eat, the ...