The first record of the European land snail Discus rotundatus (Müller, 1774) from Montreal, Canada (Discidae: Pulmonata)

By

Örstan, Aydin

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012-6-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

8

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

537--539

Subjects

Canada , Discidae , Gastropoda , introduced species , Mollusca , Québec

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/8.3.537

 

Abstract

Comparison of the shells of a land snail collected in Montreal, Canada with those of several North American and European Discus species resulted in the identification of the Montreal specimens as the European Discus rotundatus.