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Arthropods, 2016, 5(3): 125-129
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First record of terrestrial snail Eobania vermiculata (O.F. M¨šller, 1774) (Gastropoda: Helicidae) from Basrah areas, Iraq

Khaled K. S. Al-Khafaji, Abtsam M. Abud-Sahab, Najim M. Aziz
Marine Biology Dep. Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Iraq

Received 19 May 2016;Accepted 19 June 2016;Published online 1 September 2016
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Abstract
Specimens of the terrestrial gastropod Eobania vermiculata (O.F. M¨šller, 1774) were collected from two locations (Hareerregion and Al-Khoraregion) in Basrah city, Iraq, during the period from March 2015 to April 2016. Some notes on the morphological features of this species and photographs were provided to confirm the identification of the snail. The results found that it is the first record of this land snail E.vermiculata in Basrah city.

Keywords first record;terrestrial gastropod;Eobania vermiculata.


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