Trochoidea liebetruti (Albers,1852) - Εndemic to Cyprus

Εndemic to Cyprus

Trochoidea liebetruti is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the Family:Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Cyprus.

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List of non-marine molluscs of Cyprus - Freshwater snails and Land snails of Cyprus

Photos Geri by George Konstantinou

White garden snail, sand hill snail, white Italian snail, Mediterranean coastal snail - Theba pisana (Müller, 1774) - Cyprus

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List of non-marine molluscs of Cyprus - Freshwater snails and Land snails of Cyprus

Theba pisana, common names the white garden snail, sand hill snail, white Italian snail, Mediterranean coastal snail, and simply just the Mediterranean snail, is an edible species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.

This species is native to the Mediterranean region, however, it has become an invasive species in many other countries worldwide.Theba pisana is a well-known agricultural pest in numerous parts of the world. The shell color varies from white to yellow-brown with light brown spiral markings

Theba pisana usually lives in coastlands, in or near sandy habitats. In hot climates it aestivates often directly exposed to the sun, attached to grasses, shrubs or succulent plants, fence posts, tall weeds, and so on. It is common near beaches. In dunes it can live on nearly bare sand that is poorly fixed in place by grasses. In colder regions the snails do not aestivate, but they do climb on plants in dry weather. This snail does not survive serious winter frosts.

Theba pisana is often associated with two other land snail species Cochlicella acuta and Cernuella virgata, but it can live slightly deeper inside pure sandy habitats, and is usually more common than Cochlicella acuta. It is one of the most common snails in coastal regions from south Portugal to Greece.

In South Africa, a study showed that these snails were most abundant along roadsides; densities decreased dramatically with distance from roads. The snails were observed to be living on a variety of endemic and introduced plant species; these snails appear to be able to eat an unusually wide range of different food sources. Theba pisana is also a significant pest of citrus, vines, legume crops and cereals in South Africa. In Australia, it feeds on a range of agricultural plants.

in Britain and France, Theba pisana has an annual life cycle, breeding in summer and autumn, while in the Mediterranean, they have abiennial  life cycle with breeding in autumn and winter. In South Africa, Theba pisana appear to have an annual lifecycle, breeding in autumn to winter and growing to adult size of about 14 mm diameter by the end of the following summer. Maturity is reached at half maximum shell size after 1 year. Maximum shell size is attained after 2 years. This species of snail makes and uses love darts. The size of the egg is 2.2 mm. In South Africa, the population density can reach up to 300-700 snails m².

In South Africa, these snails are active mostly at night and especially during periods of high humidity, irrespective of temperature. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Photos Geri by George Konstantinou

Rumina saharica (Pallary,1901) - Cyprus

Rumina is a genus of medium-sized predatory land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.

Rumina is the type genus of the subfamily Rumininae

See also

List of non-marine molluscs of Cyprus - Freshwater snails and Land snails of Cyprus

Photos Geri by George Konstantinou

Decollate snail - Rumina decollata (Linnaeus, 1758) - Cyprus

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List of non-marine molluscs of Cyprus - Freshwater snails and Land snails of Cyprus

Photos Limassol by George Konstantinou
The decollate snail, scientific name Rumina decollata, is a medium-sized predatory land snail, a species of terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Subulinidae. It is a European species that has been introduced in a number of areas worldwide.

Rumina decollata is a voracious predator, and feeds readily upon common garden snails and slugs and their eggs. The snail eats plant matter as well, but the damage it causes to plants is considered minor when compared with the benefit of its predation on garden snails and other pest species of snails. Unfortunately it will also consume harmless local species of land gastropods, and benefiial annelids.

Decollate snails are tolerant of dry and cold conditions, during which they burrow deep into the soil. They are most active during the night and during rainfall.

Rumina is a genus of medium-sized predatory land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae.

Rumina is the type genus of the subfamily Rumininae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pomatias glaucus (Sowerby, 1843) - Cyprus

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List of non-marine molluscs of Cyprus - Freshwater snails and Land snails of Cyprus

Pomatias is a genus of small operculate land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiidae

Photos Kormakitis by George Konstantinou

Photos Ριζοκαρπασο 17/3/2024 by George Konstantinou

Monacha syriaca (Ehrenberg,1831) - Cyprus

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List of non-marine molluscs of Cyprus - Freshwater snails and Land snails of Cyprus

Monacha syriaca is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Hygromiidae.

The species is found in Mediterranean

Photos Nicosia by George Konstantinou

Levantina spiriplana (Olivier, 1801) - Cyprus

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List of non-marine molluscs of Cyprus - Freshwater snails and Land snails of Cyprus

Levantina is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicinae of the family Helicidae, the typical snails

Photos Rizokarpaso by George Konstantinou

Helix (Pelasga) chassyana (Kobelt 1895) - Εndemic to Cyprus

Εndemic to Cyprus

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List of non-marine molluscs of Cyprus - Freshwater snails and Land snails of Cyprus

Photos Rizokarpaso by George Konstantinou