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First Record of the Exotic Terrestrial Snail Carychium minimum Müller, 1774 (Gastropoda: Ellobiidae) in Chile

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The Herald Thorn Carychium minimum, a tiny terrestrial snail native to Europe, is documented for the first time in Chile. The species was discovered in 2012 in El Totoral, near the San Antonio port in the Valparaíso Region (Central Chile). The presence of both juvenile and adult individuals depicts this species as a naturalised exotic snail. Carychium minimum is the second species of the genus Carychium recorded in Chile, succeeding Carychium biondii.

Source: Acta zoologica bulgarica

DOI: 10.71424/azb76.4.002773

Authors: Gonzalo Collado А., Viviana Castillo, Álvaro Alonso

Institutions: University of Bío-Bío, Universidad Andrés Bello, Universidad de Alcalá

Language: English

Topic: Mollusks and Parasites Studies

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Universidad de Alcalá

OpenAlex ID: W4407564460