Abstract
A new finding of the land snail species Oxychilus alliarius was recorded in the Czech Republic. This West European species was found in the six isolated sites during the last thirteen years always in western part of Bohemia. This paper brings new information on the distribution of Oxychilus alliarius in the Czech Republic.
Highlights
Oxychilus alliarius (Miller, 1822) (Gastropoda: Zonitidae) is a terrestrial snail, widespread in western and northern parts of Europe
Oxychilus alliarius smells strongly of garlic, its species-name. It has been found on six sites (Fig. 2) in the western part of the Czech Republic
The first finding of the species was recorded by LOŽEK (1996) in Getsemanka II Nature Reserve in the Brdy Mts
Summary
Oxychilus alliarius (Miller, 1822) (Gastropoda: Zonitidae) is a terrestrial snail, widespread in western and northern parts of Europe. Having the shell width up to 7 mm, it belongs to one of the smallest species of the genus Oxychilus in Central Europe (Fig. 1). Oxychilus alliarius smells strongly of garlic, its species-name. It has been found on six sites (Fig. 2) in the western part of the Czech Republic
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