California Garden Snail

As it seems to me the state has been relatively well sampled for snails and comprehensiveness is always a moving target anyway.

California garden snail. It was classified under the name helix aspersa for over two centuries but the. Adult brown garden snails cornu aspesrum müller size comparison on an oversized 160 mm lemon. The garden snail helix aspersa is a terrestrial gastropod mollusk and one of the best known species in the world it is so common that it is one of the most proliferated terrestrial mollusks.

This snail will estivate on poles fence posts tree trunks and other objects during hot and dry periods. Some scientists think this snail is cornu aspersum cantareus. The earliest recorded introduction in the united states was in the 1850s in california by a frenchman who saw the gold rush as lacking in escargot.

It was probably first introduced to california in the 1850 as a source of food. Most of california s pest gastropods are european species. They were imported here in the early 1850s by a frenchman who intended to sell them as food but the market here during.

According to our surveys the following are the most abundant snails and slugs in nurseries garden centers and urban gardens throughout the state. The helix aspersa is also known as european brown garden snail but its scientific is under discussion. 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.

Land snails and slugs of california. Relished as edible where it s native the snail is regarded as a garden and agricultural pest where it has been introduced. Yes the local common garden snail is the european brown helix aspersa.

The brown garden snail cornu aspersum formerly helix aspersa is the most common snail causing problems in california gardens it was introduced from france during the 1850s for use as food. All errors are my own and if you find any please let me know. In fact the brown garden snail is a highly prized food item in europe particularly in the mediterranean region barker 1999.