Prietocella barbara

Family

Cochlicellidae

Species

Prietocella barbara (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common name

Scrubsnail, Banded conicalConical:
Shell shape: shells with an elongated spire that tapers to a point and are slightly broader at the base.
snail, Small pointed snail, Potbellied helicellid

Description

The shellShell:
A hard, inflexible, calcareous or chitinous structure that vary in size and may either completely encasing the animal, covering some part of it or be internal.
of this species is generally 8-12 mm high and 5-8 mm wide, with 7-8 whorlsWhorls:
Pleural of whorl. A whorl is a complete spiral turn/growth of the shell of a mollusc. The whorls are counted from the apex outwards.
. The shellShell:
A hard, inflexible, calcareous or chitinous structure that vary in size and may either completely encasing the animal, covering some part of it or be internal.
color is also variable, ranging from off-white to grey to pale yellow. Dark-colored spots or stripes may also be present.

Native range

Mediterranean region

Distribution

North America:

• U.S.: may be in California (verification required)

Australasia: New Zealand, Australia

Atlantic Islands: Bermuda

South Africa

Europe: southwest Britain, Belgium, coastal areas of France

Other: Mediterranean Basin

Ecology

This snail will cause severe damage to small grain and seedling production. It is also a pest in legume-based pastures in Australia and is especially damaging to annual medics, alfalfa and clovers.

Synonyms

• Cochlicella barbara (Linneaus, 1758)

References

Abbott 1989Abbott 1989:
Abbott, R.T. 1989. Compendium of landshells. A full-color guide to more than 2,000 of the World’s terrestrial shells. American Malacologists, Inc., Melbourne, FL and Burlington, MA. pp. 240.; Perez and Cordeiro 2008; Pilsbry 1940Pilsbry 1940:
Pilsbry, H. A. 1940. Land Mollusca of North America north of Mexico vol. I part 2. Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. pp. 575-994.; Rosenberg and Muratov 2006Rosenberg and Muratov 2006:
Rosenberg, G. and I.V. Muratov. 2006. Status report on the terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 155: 117-161.