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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
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