Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00048
Brown Garden Snail
Cornu aspersum
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About Brown Garden Snail
Cowie (1997) catalog lists Helix aspersa (= Cornu aspersum) with island code K for Kauaʻi.
MolluscaBase/WoRMS AphiaID 820000 lists Cornu aspersum as accepted; inspected catalog uses historical combination Helix aspersa.
Terrestrial introduced garden snail; marine filter does not apply.
The introduction record is explicit and synonym bridge secure, but current establishment on Kauaʻi is doubtful; retain as introduced-historical, not current confirmed.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Cornu aspersum
- Common names
- Brown Garden Snail
- Other names
- Cornu aspersum · Helix aspersa
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Historical introduced occurrence; the 1997 catalog states it 'may not now be established on Oahu or Kauai,' so current persistence is unresolved.
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence limits
- Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Land
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Cornu aspersum is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. The introduction record is explicit and synonym bridge secure, but current establishment on Kauaʻi is doubtful; retain as introduced-historical, not current confirmed.