Oxychilus alliarius

Oxychilus alliarius
Oxychilus alliarius
shells of Oxychilus alliarius
Conservation status
NE[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
clade limacoid clade
Superfamily: Gastrodontoidea
Family: Oxychilidae
Subfamily: Oxychilinae
Genus: Oxychilus
Species: O. alliarius
Binomial name
Oxychilus alliarius
(Miller, 1822)[2]
Synonyms

Helix alliaria Miller, 1822

Oxychilus alliarius, common name the "garlic snail" or "garlic glass-snail", is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails.

Both the specific name and the common name refer to the fact that when this animal is disturbed, it gives off a strong smell similar to that of raw garlic or onions.

Distribution

This species occurs in a number of countries and islands including:

  • Great Britain
  • Ireland
  • Netherlands
  • Czech Republic
  • Poland
  • Latvia
  • and other areas

Non-indigenous distribution

Non-indigenous distribution of Oxychilus alliarius include:

  • Colombia

References

  1. ^ IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 06 December 2008.
  2. ^ Miller J. S. (1822) "A list of the freshwater and landshells occurring in the environment of Bristol, with observations". Annals of Philisophy (New Series), London, 3(17): 376-381.
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