The snail Morlina Glabra (Gastropoda: Oxychilidae), although previously unreported, is widespread throughout Belgium, and at least present in The Netherlands and Luxembourg
Bronne, Louis; Delcourt, Johann
2022 • In Journal of Conchology, 44 (3), p. 267-275
oxychilus glaber; First record; non native species; Oxychilus navarricus helveticus; citizen science; distribution; Morlina glabra; Belgium; The Netherlands; Luxembourg; invasive species
Abstract :
[en] The present paper reports the presence of living populations of Morlina glabra (Rössmässler, 1835) in the Benelux and gives a first glance at the extent of the range in the three countries. This species, originating mainly from southern European mountains, has been present since at least 2014 in Belgium and 2018 in the Netherlands but was previously misidentified, mainly by confusion with Oxychilus navarricus helveticus. It was presumably introduced accidentally by man and seems to have largely spread on its own in both artificial and natural habitats. We recommend a rapid assessment of the environmental risks of this non-native species with a high invasive potential.
Disciplines :
Zoology
Author, co-author :
Bronne, Louis ✱; Natagora (NPO)
Delcourt, Johann ✱; Université de Liège - ULiège > Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch (FOCUS) ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution
✱ These authors have contributed equally to this work.
Language :
English
Title :
The snail Morlina Glabra (Gastropoda: Oxychilidae), although previously unreported, is widespread throughout Belgium, and at least present in The Netherlands and Luxembourg
Publication date :
2022
Journal title :
Journal of Conchology
ISSN :
0022-0019
Publisher :
Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
