New record of exotic land snail Rumina decollate (Linnaeus, 1758) in Iraq

Abstract

A new record of the species Rumina decollata in Iraq when studying the terrestrial snail community in Diyala Governorate, as it was recorded in 5 sites with different densities for the period from October 2021-May 2022.

Keywords

• Rumina decollate
• land snail
• Iraq’s snail
• Iraq’s exotic species

Thanks

This work would not have been possible without the support of the College of Education for Pure Sciences at the University of Diyala and the assistance of researchers at the Natural History Museum / University of Baghdad

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