1. PaDIL Species Factsheet
Scientific Name: Cernuella virgata (Da Costa, 1778) (Mollusca: Eupulmonata: Hygromiidae)
Common Name Vineyard snail Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/139859
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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment https://www.awe.gov.au/ Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia https://dpird.wa.gov.au/ Plant Health Australia https://www.planthealthaustralia.com.au/ Museums Victoria https://museumsvictoria.com.au/ 2. Species Information
2.1. Details Specimen Contact: Museum Victoria - [email protected] Author: Ken Walker Citation: Ken Walker (2010) Vineyard snail(Cernuella virgata)Updated on 10/14/2010 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)
2.2. URL Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/139859
2.3. Facets Commodity Overview: Horticulture Commodity Type: Fresh Flowers, Fresh Roots, Fresh Stems, Fresh Vegetables Status: Exotic Species Establishment in Australia Group: Snail Distribution: Mediterranean Basin, Africa, Australasian - Oceanian
2.4. Other Names Helicella virgata -
2.5. Diagnostic Notes The shell is from 6 to 19 mm in height and 8 to 25 mm in width.
The coloration of the shell is quite variable, but there is often a creamy-white background, with a variable number of pale to darker brown markings. Some shells are banded at the periphery and on the underside.
Another land snail which is present as an invasive in Australia, and which is sometimes confused with _Cernuella virgata_ is the species _Theba pisana_. It is somewhat similar in appearance, and lives under similar circumstances. Theba pisana is however a larger species with a more inflated shell, lower spire and a nearly covered umbilicus, (see images). 3. Diagnostic Images
Italy Composite diagnostic image Aestivating adults: Bernhard J. Scheuvens Composite diagnostic image: Private Private Private
Australia: Fairfield Aigues-Mortes, Camargue, France Live image: Luke Harman Private Theba pisana Aestivating adults: Fritz Geller-Grimm Private
Kadina, South Australia Unknown location Theba pisana Aestivating adults: Vmenkov Theba pisana Live image: Tato Grasso Private Private
Results Generated: Tuesday, September 28, 2021