Cepaea nemoralis (Linnaeus, 1758) Grovesnail |
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Revere Beach, Point of Pines, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Under RR tie in sward immediately landward of seawall just S. stile access to shoreline. H. Lee! 26 Aug., 2010. | Also see: Cepaea nemoralis from Germany |
This central and west European species, along with the similar Cepaea hortensis, has been present in the northeastern U. S. A coastal states since at least 1857. |
Pilsbry, H. A., 1939. Land Mollusca of North America (north of Mexico) vol. 1 part 1. Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. xvii + pp 1- 573 + ix. |