Brown Garden Snail

This plant feeder has been disseminated into many parts of the world intentionally as a food delicacy and accidentally by the movement of plants and by hobbyists who collect snails.
Brown garden snail. Identification and descriptive features. This snail will estivate on poles fence posts tree trunks and other objects during hot and dry periods. It was introduced to california in.
The brown garden snail is the largest snail one may find in colorado. Müller from specimens collected in italy. The helix aspersa is also known as european brown garden snail but its scientific is under discussion.
In the san joaquin valley brown garden snails are active primarily in late winter and spring. Cryptomphalus aspersus known by the common name garden snail is a species of land snail it is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family helicidae which includes some of the most familiar land snails of all terrestrial molluscs this species may well be the most widely known. While their soft bodies and slow movements make them appear benign brown snails are adept at eating.
The opening of the shell is oval or crescent. It was classified under the name helix aspersa for over two centuries but the. The shell is finely wrinkled and yellow or horn colored with darker brown banding.
It is most active during the night and early morning when it is damp. They leave behind a silvery slime trail. Garden snails cantareus aspersus or brown snails are a common pest to plants of all kinds.
Invasive species cantareus aspersa prohibited in michigan brown garden snails have a brown body with a shell that tends to be brown tan and yellow with swirls bands and flecks. It has a globular whorled shell that may be 28 32 mm in diameter 1 1 1 4 in in full grown adults. Shell up to 40mm 1 6 wide wrinkled and with brown spiral bands that have paler markings.