The first record of Cepaea vindobonensis (Pfeiffer, 1828) (Stylommatophora: Helicidae) in the central part of European Russia

Abstract

I present a report of the European species Cepaea vindobonensis in the Moscow region of Russia. This is the first known population of this species in the central part of European Russia. Possible methods of dispersal and introduction are discussed, and comparisons are made with the introduction of other Helicidae species.

Keywords

• distribution
• introduced species
• helicidae
• moscow