Abstract
Terrestrial snail collection that had been recorded in Egyptian fields, gardens and nurseries are reviewed and described with a clear description, pictures, and taxonomic data in addition to shell morphological characters that provided for every species. This study includes six terrestrial snails, Succinea (Amphibina) cleopatra (Pallary, 1909) (Succineidae), Cochlicella acuta (O. F. Muller, 1774), Xeropicta krynickii (Krynicki, 1833) (Geomitridae), Massylaea vermiculata (O.F. Muller 1774), Theba pisana (O. F. Muller, 1774) (Helicidae) and Monacha obstructa (L. Pfeiffer, 1842)(Hygromiidae) that are common to be observed in the Egyptian Agricultural fields. This report of land snail’s identification is based on the specimen’s shell morphology and their distribution through their activity season in multiple surveys whether through our research studies or previous research. This report is an attempt to deliver a comprehensive shell description and survey data of land snails as agricultural pests providing a well-defined taxonomic key to the species level. The taxonomical key can provide the growers with the essential data of identifying the land snail species that could be noticed in the crop fields, gardens, or ornamental plant nurseries.
Highlights
Some land snail and slug species have been extent by human far beyond their natural range (Cowie, 2001; Herbert, 2010)
Different species of terrestrial gastropods infested diverse of host plants in the north region of delta governorates such as Beheira (Hashem et al, 1993); Gharbia (Metwally et al, 2002; Arafa, 2006); Dakahlia (Daoud, 2004; Arafa, 2006); Damietta (Mahmoud and Awad 2008); Ismailia (El-Okda, 1984; Mahrous et al, 2002; Mohammed, 2015); Kafer El-Sheikh (ElDeeb et al, 2004); Qalyubia (Arafa, 2006); Monufia (Arafa, 2006, Heikal, 2015; Mohammed, 2015); Sharkia (Ismail, 1997; Mahrous et al, 2002); and Port Saied governorate (Awad and Abd El-Galil, 2020) in Egypt
The species documented in multiple locations such as Botanical garden belong to Heliopolis University, Al Salam City, Cairo Governorate, Gilvena village, Sharkia governorate, farm in Tahaweyah, Bilbeis, three spots at Peach orchard and mango seedling nursery at El Tahady entrance El Khereigen village on the desert road from Cairo to Alexandria at 113 km2, El Nagah district, Beheira and Ismailia governorate
Summary
Taxonomic Key as A Simple Tool for Identifying and Determining the Abundant Terrestrial Snails in Egyptian Fields (Gastropoda, Pulmonata: Succineidae, Geomitridae, Helicidae, Hygromiidae). 1-Department of Zoology and Agricultural Nematology, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo. University, El – Gammaa St., 12613; Giza, Egypt. 2- Faculty of Organic Agriculture, Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development, 3. Cairo - Belbeis Desert Rd, El-Nahda, Second Al Salam, Cairo, Egypt, 11785, P.O.: 3020. 3-Laboratoire de Production, sauvegarde des espèces menacées et des récoltes, Influence des variations climatiques, Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences Biologiques et des Sciences Agronomiques, Université Mouloud Mammeri de Tizi-Ouzou, 15000, Algeria
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