Helix borealis
| Helix borealis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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.[2]
References
- ^ Triantis, K. (2011). "Helix borealis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T157050A5041100. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T157050A5041100.en.
- ^ 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.