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Helix borealis

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Land snail species

Helix borealis
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Helicidae
Genus: Helix
Species: H. borealis
Binomial name
Helix borealis
Mousson, 1859

Helix borealis is a species of large, air-breathing land snail native to Greece and the south-west of Anatolia. It is characterized by brown to dark brown margins of the shell aperture. For decades, the species has been considered synonymous with Helix cincta.

References

  1. Triantis, K. (2011). "Helix borealis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T157050A5041100. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T157050A5041100.en.
  2. Korábek, Ondřej; Kosová, Tereza; Dolejš, Petr; Petrusek, Adam; Neubert, Eike; Juřičková, Lucie (2021-11-29). "Geographic isolation and human-assisted dispersal in land snails: a Mediterranean story of Helix borealis and its relatives (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Helicidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 193 (4): 1310–1335. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa186. ISSN 0024-4082.
Taxon identifiers
Helix borealis


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