NEW RECORD OF THE LAND SNAIL POLYGYRA CEREOLUS (MEGERLE VON MÜHLFELD, 181 8 ) (GASTROPODA, STYLOMMATOPHORA, POLYGYRIDAE) FOR MALACOFAUNA OF IRAQ

Abstract

In this study, the specimens of land snails Polygyra cereolus (Megerle von Mühlfeldt, 1818)(Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Polygyridae)are collected between March and April 2021 from gardens and nurseries in Baghdad province, this species was recorded as a new record to Iraq molluscan fauna.Description of the most important characteristics, measurements of the shell are presented with digital photographs, subsequently this study represents the first record of the Polygyridae in Iraq.

Keywords

• gastropoda
• iraq
• polygyra
• polygyridae