decollate snail, Rumina decollata Front view of decollate snail from Austin, Texas
Description
English: Photograph of a decollate snail Rumina decollata taken in Austin, Texas in May 2007. This is a crop, Originals are available at http://ctho.ath.cx/pics/new/2007-05-02/
Date 2 May 2007
Author Christopher Thomas (CTho)
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Decollate_snail2.jpg
The decollate snail, scientific name Rumina decollata, is a medium-sized predatory land snail, a species of terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Subulinidae. It is a European species that has been introduced in a number of areas worldwide. This species is native to the Mediterranean excluding south-east Mediterranean. It is introduced in Israel and in Egypt since Roman times. It has been introduced into North America, including Phoenix and Glendale, Arizona, and other areas as a biological control agent, in hopes of controlling populations of the brown garden snail. It is found in Great Britain, as a "hothouse alien". Superfamily: Achatinoidea, Family: Subulinidae, Subfamily: Rumininae, Genus: Rumina, Species: Rumina decollata (Linnaeus, 1758).
Synonyms:
Bulimus decollatus Draparaud, 1805
Helix decollata Linnaeus, 1758
Orbitina incomparabilis (Germain, 1930)
Orbitina truncatella (Germain, 1930)