A persistent population of the chocolate-band snail Eobania vermiculata (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in Belgium

Authors

  • Jelle Ronsmans Royal Belgian Society for Conchology, Rerum Novarumlaan 26, 2300 Turnhout
  • Tom Van den Neucker University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, Ecosystem Management Research Group, Universiteitsplein 1C, B-2160 Wilrijk

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2016.41

Keywords:

Mollusca, Eobania vermiculata, alien species, non-native species, Belgium

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2020-01-13

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Ronsmans, J., & Van den Neucker, T. (2020). A persistent population of the chocolate-band snail Eobania vermiculata (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in Belgium. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 146(1). https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2016.41

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