Theba pisana

TaxID: 145622

Basic Information

Theba pisana

Mediterranean sand snail, Sandhill Snail

Theba pisana, common names the white garden snail, sand hill snail, white Italian snail, Mediterranean coastal snail, and simply just the Mediterranean snail, is an edible species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails. This species is native to the Mediterranean region, but it has become an invasive species in many other countries. Theba pisana is a well-known agricultural pest in numerous parts of the world. The shell color varies from white to yellow-brown with light brown spiral markings.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Mollusca

Gastropoda

Stylommatophora

Helicidae

Theba

pisana

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Photos (5 photos)

Theba pisana
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(c) Martin Galli@BY-NC
Theba pisana
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(c) Justyn Stahl@BY-NC
Theba pisana
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(c) Jenny Donald@BY-NC
Theba pisana
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(c) Peter Csanadi@BY-NC
Theba pisana
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(c) Jenny Donald@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (3 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Citrus Host
Olea europaea subsp. europaea Host
Prunus dulcis Host

Quarantine Status (11 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Argentina Absent 2019
Brazil A1 list 2019
Canada Quarantine pests 2019
Chile Quarantine pests 2019
China Quarantine pests 2021
Ecuador Quarantine pests —
Indonesia Absent —
Japan Quarantine pests —
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
Peru Absent —
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Distribution (55 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

53
Present
2
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Albania Present —
Algeria Present —
Andorra Present —
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Austria Present —
Belgium Present —
Bermuda Present —
Brazil Absent —
Botswana Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature