First record of Helix lucorum (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in Western Ukraine, with remarks on its present distribution in other parts of the country
Journal: Malacologica Bohemoslovaca
Year: 2024

In the west of Ukraine, the Turkish snail Helix lucorum was first discovered in 2020 at one of the household plots in Chortkiv, Ternopil region. It was found that the owner of the house specially brought snails from France for his children. Until the beginning of the 21st century, H. lucorum was known in Ukraine only from the mountainous Crimea, where it was presumably brought by Greek colonists. The distribution area of this species in Crimea gradually expanded, in particular, due to targeted i