Snails of orchards and farms in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics

مقاله 10، دوره 10، شماره 2، اسفند 2014، صفحه 195-203   

نوع مقاله: Research articles

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22067/ijab.v10i2.38411

نویسنده

Elham Ahmadi^*

Agricultural Zoology Research Department, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection,Tehran, Iran

چکیده

During 2012-2013 in a funistic survey of snails, several species of snails were collected and identified; both from orchards, farms and the weeds. In total, 18 species belonging to 17 genera out of 10 families are identified based on morphometric characteristics including (shape and size of operculum, aperture, dextral or sinistral of shell, pneumostome, keel, radula, renal ridge and reproduction system). As a result, Vitrea contortula, Vallonia tenuilabris and Orculella sirianocoriensis identified as new record for Iranian mollusc fauna. Besides, the most damaging species within the yielded list identified as Helicella krynickii that has much importance within the north west of region.

کلیدواژه‌ها

snails؛ Identification؛ Fauna؛ orchards and farms؛ Weeds؛ West Azerbaijan province؛ Iran