The Epipalaeolithic (Iberomaurusian) at Grotte des Pigeons (Taforalt), Morocco: A preliminary study of the land Mollusca by Tayor, V, Barton, R, Bell, M, Bouzouggar, A, Collcutt, S, Black, S, Hogue, J

“…Land snail middens occur widely throughout the circum-Mediterranean, particularly in the Maghreb and Libya, but are relatively understudied when compared with the better known coastal marine middens. …”

Phylogenetic study of Elona quimperiana (Gastropoda: Elonidae): identification of a new haplogroup by E. Somoza-Valdeolmillos, B. J. Gómez Moliner, A. Caro, L. J. Chueca, A. I. Puente, M. J. Madeira

“…The land snail Elona quimperiana is listed in annexes II and IV of the Europe Habitats Directive. …”
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Inferring microevolution from museum collections and resampling: lessons learned from Cepaea by Małgorzata Ożgo, Thor-Seng Liew, Nicole B. Webster, Menno Schilthuizen

“…Here, we utilize three large geo-referenced sets of samples of the common European land-snail Cepaea nemoralis stored in the collection of Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, the Netherlands. …”
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Intrinsic metabolic depression in cells isolated from the hepatopancreas of estivating snails by Guppy, M, Reeves, D, Bishop, T, Withers, P, Buckingham, J, Brand, M

“…The isolated cells from the hepatopancreas (digestive gland) of the land snail (Helix aspersa) are oxygen conformers; i.e., their rate of respiration depends on pO2. …”

Birch tar oil is an effective mollusc repellent: field and laboratory experiments using Arianta arbustorum (Gastropoda: Helicidae) and Arion lusitanicus (Gastropoda: Arionidae) by I. LINDQVIST, B. LINDQVIST, K. TIILIKKALA

“…Populations of two molluscs, the land snail Arianta arbustorum and the Iberian slug Arion lusitanicus, have increased substantially in many places in the northern Fennoscandia in recent years. …”
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Processes contributing to metabolic depression in hepatopancreas cells from the snail Helix aspersa by Bishop, T, Brand, MD

“…<p style="text-align:justify;">Cells isolated from the hepatopancreas of the land snail Helix aspersa strongly depress respiration both immediately in response to lowered P(O2) (oxygen conformation) and, in the longer term, during aestivation. …”

Thermal Impact and the Relevance of Body Size and Activity on the Oxygen Consumption of a Terrestrial Snail, <i>Theba pisana</i> (Helicidae) at High Ambient Temperatures by Sascha Zimmermann, Ulrich Gärtner, Gabriel S. Ferreira, Heinz-R. Köhler, David Wharam

“…<i>Theba pisana</i>, a widespread Mediterranean land snail, is exposed to a wide range of ambient temperature. …”
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On growth and form of irregular coiled-shell of a terrestrial snail: Plectostoma concinnum (Fulton, 1901) (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda: Diplommatinidae) by Thor-Seng Liew, Annebelle C.M. Kok, Menno Schilthuizen, Severine Urdy

“…To address these issues, we studied the growth and form of a land snail that has an irregularly coiled and heavily ornamented shell–Plectostoma concinnum. …”
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Heliceculture as a new promising direction of agriculture in Ukraine by I. S. Danilova

“…The most famous species of edible land snail can be considered the grape snail Helix pomatia, also sometimes called the Burgundy snail. …”
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Microhabitat Selection for Overwintering: Overwintering Conditions of Three Jumping Spiders (<i>Pellenes tripunctatus, P. nigrociliatus</i>, and <i>Attulus penicillatus</i>) Living... by Kristína Dziváková, Zdeněk Faltýnek Fric, Vladimír Hula

“…Taking the regular overwintering of spider species in land snail shells as a model, we studied environmental conditions affecting the choice of overwintering sites in three jumping spider species: <i>Pellenes tripunctatus</i>, <i>Pellenes nigrociliatus</i>, and <i>Attulus penicillatus</i>. …”
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Spectral, thermal, and biological activity studies of some nano divalent (E,Z)-methyl N {[(methylamino)carbonyl]oxy}ethanimidothioate metal chelates by Fatma I. Abouzayed, Amr M. Farahat, Esam M. Emara, Saeyda A. AbouEl-Enein

“…The findings showed that each tested compound had varying degrees of sensitivity to the tested land snail species, with significant anti-molluscicidal action. …”
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Seasonal climatic instability in the western Chinese Loess Plateau during Marine Isotope Stages 12–10 by Fengjiang Li, Naiqin Wu, Yajie Dong, Yiquan Yang, Yueting Zhang, Dan Zhang, Qingzhen Hao, Houyuan Lu

“…Here we present a time series of land-snail eggs—a recently-developed proxy of seasonal cooling events—from the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP) to investigate seasonal climatic instability during MIS 11 and adjacent glacials. …”
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Reaction of <i>Cornu aspersum</i> Immune System against Different <i>Aelurostrongylus abstrusus</i> Developmental Stages by Ettore Napoli, Alessandra Sfacteria, Claudia Rifici, Giuseppe Mazzullo, Gabriella Gaglio, Emanuele Brianti

“…<i>Cornu aspersum</i>, the land snail, is recognized as a suitable intermediate host of <i>Aelurostrongylus abstrusus</i>; however, there is little information both on larval development as well as on the intermediate host’s immune system reaction to the parasite. …”
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Histopathological effects of methomyl and crude extracts of Jatropha curcas against the terrestrial snail, Monacha obstructa (Gastropoda:Hygromiidae) by Hesham Ahmed Metwaly Ibrahim, Anas Farag El-Mesalamy, Saudi Abd El-Wahab Sayed Baghdadi, Ruwaida Elhanbaly

“…The toxicity effect of methomyl and crude extracts of ethanol and acetone extracts of Jatropha curcas seeds were determined on some histological changes of the land snail, Monacha obstructa at four concentrations using the contact technique under laboratory conditions. …”
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Anti-feedant and molluscicidal activities of selected spices against achatina fulica (gastropoda: achatinidae) by Dzulsuhaimi Daud, Haris Setiawan, Kamsia Budin

“…The objectives of this study were to compare the phytochemical constituents, anti-feedant, and molluscicidal activities of spices against the giant African land snail, Achatina fulica. The spices evaluated were clove (Syzygium aromaticum), cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum), black pepper (Piper nigrum), cumin (Cuminum cyminum) and coriander (Coriandrum sativum). …”
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Pro-Angiogenetic Effects of Purified Extracts from <i>Helix aspersa</i> during Zebrafish Development by Daniela Zizioli, Andrea Mastinu, Alessia Muscò, Sara Anna Bonini, Dario Finazzi, Rosaria Avisani, Giovanni Battista Kron Morelli, Sergio Pecorelli, Maurizio Memo

“…<i>Helix aspersa</i> is a species of land snail belonging to the Helicidae family, widespread in the Mediterranean and continental area up to Northern Europe. …”
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Měkkýši PP Hrnčířské louky v Praze by Dagmar Berneška Říhová, Štěpánka Podroužková, Jana Pikulík Škodová, Alena Kocurková, Magda Drvotová, Luboš Beran, Lucie Juřičková

“…In 2021, 28 snail species (26 land snails, two aquatic) were recorded during the land snail inventory. …”
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Process optimization for blended waste frying oil in biodiesel production using CaO derived from African periwinkle shell catalyst through response surface methodology by Felix Aibuedefe Aisien, Kent Osaro Uwadiae, Eki Tina Aisien

“…Therefore, this study's novelty comprises the synthesis of solid acid bifunctional heterogeneous catalyst from giant African land snail shells and the optimization of the process variables involved in the production of biodiesel from BWFO.…”
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Biodiversidad de gasterópodos terrestres (Mollusca) en el Parque Biológico Sierra de San Javier, Tucumán, Argentina by María José Miranda, María Gabriela Cuezzo

“…To assess this, a study on land snail diversity of subtropical cloudforest (Yungas) and dry forest (Chaco) areas of Sierra de San Javier Park, Tucumán, Argentina, was carried out. …”
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Parasitism of terrestrial gastropods by medically-important nematodes in Brazil by Silvana C. Thiengo, Jucicleide Ramos-de-Souza, Jucicleide Ramos-de-Souza, Jucicleide Ramos-de-Souza, Guilherme M. Silva, Guilherme M. Silva, Monica A. Fernandez, Elizangela F. Silva, Elizangela F. Silva, Arielly K. P. Sousa, Paulo S. Rodrigues, Paulo S. Rodrigues, Aline C. Mattos, Ruam A. F. Costa, Suzete R. Gomes

“…The results highlight the diversity of the associations between nematodes and terrestrial mollusks in Brazil, in particular invasive and synanthropic species, with emphasis on the giant African land snail, Achatina fulica. They demonstrate the prominent role of this species of mollusk in the transmission of medically-important nematodes, which affect the health of both humans and animals, in particular eosinophilic meningitis, which is caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis. …”
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