Aegopinella nitidula (Draparnaud, 1805) (Gastropoda: Zonitidae) in British Columbia - first confirmed North American record

American Malacological Bulletin

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 65-69

  Forsyth, Robert G ^a   Hutchinson, John M C ^b,c   Reise, Heike ^d  

^a University of Bristol ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Canada; Introduced land snails; Pulmonata; Vancouver

Indexed keywords

EID: 69149084286     PISSN: 07402783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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