I have collected some snails that look like Cernuella to me at Atlantic
Beach, NC and near Oregon Inlet in NC. So this may be a widespread
transplant on the mid-Atlantic coast.

And thanks to everyone for their responses to my questions on Aplysia,
Chicoreus florifer and Cyphoma species.

David Kirsh
Durham, NC

> From: Tim Pearce <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 13:59:33 -0400
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: CONCH-L Digest - 1 Jul 2001 to 2 Jul 2001 - Special issue (#2
> 001-218)
>
> Dear Aydin,
> The snail you found on Chincoteague Island has been identified by David
> Robinson as Cernuella cisalpina. It is indeed a European introduction. Clem
> Counts says he has known about it on Chincoteague for many years. As far as
> I know it hasn't spread from Chincoteague, but I don't think anyone knows
> how dangerous of an alien it actually could be.
> I imagine you had a wonderful time on Chincoteague.
> Cheers,   -Tim-
>
> Timothy A. Pearce, Ph.D., Curator of Mollusks
> Delaware Museum of Natural History
> Box 3937, 4840 Kennett Pike        302-658-9111 x319
> Wilmington, DE 19807-0937, USA    [log in to unmask]
>
> Date:    Mon, 2 Jul 2001 08:01:54 -0400
> From:    "Orstan, Aydin" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Unidentified alien land snail
>
> Greetings,
> I just returned from a 5-day vacation in Chincoteague, VA, where among
> others I collected numerous specimens of a land snail that was almost
> certainly introduced from Europe. More details, including photos are at:
> http://members.aol.com/AydinsLibrary/chinco.htm
>
> I will appreciate your help to identify this snail.
>
> Aydin