Abstract
A numerous population of the Turkish snail (Helix lucorum L.) (Mollusca: Gastropoda) has been found for the first time in the Slovak Republic (Bratislava City, April 2013).
Highlights
Helix lucorum is one of widely distributed species of the genus, with a large range extending from Iran in the east to Italy in the west (Korábek et al 2014)
It is frequently used in the food industry (Yıldırım et al 2004, Mienis & Rittner 2010) and it is traded in vast quantities and recently has spread to many places beyond its natural distribution, including Spain, England, Czech Republic and Russia (Quiñonero Salgado et al 2010, Palmer 2010, Peltanová et al 2012, Balashov et al 2013)
The recent findings of introduced populations demonstrate the potential of this snail to colonise new areas, but tracing back the sources of the newly established populations is impossible as this would require detailed knowledge of intraspecific geographical variation
Summary
Helix lucorum is one of widely distributed species of the genus, with a large range extending from Iran in the east to Italy in the west (Korábek et al 2014). It is frequently used in the food industry (Yıldırım et al 2004, Mienis & Rittner 2010) and it is traded in vast quantities and recently has spread to many places beyond its natural distribution, including Spain, England, Czech Republic and Russia (Quiñonero Salgado et al 2010, Palmer 2010, Peltanová et al 2012, Balashov et al 2013).
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