First record of the terrestrial snail Cochlicella acuta (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Geomitridae) in Assiut governorate, Upper Egypt

Ibrahim, H. A. M.; El-Mesalamy, A. F. M.; Baghdadi, S. A. S.; Elhanbaly, Ruwaida A. A.

doi:10.21608/aasj.2023.200161.1143

First record of the terrestrial snail Cochlicella acuta (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Geomitridae) in Assiut governorate, Upper Egypt

Document Type : Research article

Authors

¹ Department of Agricultural Zoology and Nematology, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt

² Department of Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

10.21608/aasj.2023.200161.1143

Abstract

This study reports the first occurrence of the terrestrial snail Cochlicella acuta in Assiut governorate, Upper Egypt during a survey carried out between March 2018 and February 2020. The conical snail, Cochlicella acuta is a species of terrestrial snails in the family Geomitridae. The individuals of C. acuta snail were found in two localities, Al-Muallimeen nursery, Assiut district and orchard fruits, Sedfa district at Assiut governorate, Upper Egypt. The specimens found were collected and transferred to the laboratory for examination to provide some data about the morphological features of these specimens and photographs to confirm the identification of this species. The snails were found on some ornamental plants, fruit trees and Egyptian clover were observed during the study period. Thus, this study contributes some information about the distribution and occurrence of this species on various plants in the studied areas of Assiut governorate, Upper Egypt was provided.

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