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Brown Garden Snail, Cornu aspersum (Müller, 1774) (Gastropoda: Helicidae)

G. W. Dekle and T. R. Fasulo


Release Date: 10/7/2024

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY240, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 2001. Revised August 2014, February 2021, and June 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/.

About the Authors

G. W. Dekle, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry; and T. R. Fasulo, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Authors

Thomas R. Fasulo
Thomas R. Fasulo

retired scientist, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology

Geo Wallace Dekle
Geo Wallace Dekle
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FDACS

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry

Contacts

Elena Rhodes
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida

biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology

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