Check List 13(2): e19698, doi: 10.15560/13.2.2096
First record of Cecilioides acicula (Müller, 1774) (Mollusca: Ferussaciidae), from Buenos Aires province, Argentina
expand article infoAna C. Díaz‡, Stella Maris Martín, Roxana Mariani, Graciela L. Varela
‡ Becaria Doctoral CONICET. División Zoología Invertebrados. FCNyM. UNLP, Argentina

Corresponding author: Ana Díaz ( anacdy@yahoo.com.ar )

© 2017 Ana Díaz, Stella Martín, Roxana Mariani, Graciela Varela.
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Citation: Díaz A, Mariani R, Martín S, Varela G (2017) First record of Cecilioides acicula (Müller, 1774) (Mollusca: Ferussaciidae), from Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Check List 13(2): 2096. https://doi.org/10.15560/13.2.2096
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Abstract
Cecilioides acicula (Müller, 1774), family Ferussaciidae, is native to the Palaearctic region but has been dispersed around the word by human activity. Here, we report the presence of this introduced species in La Plata city, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. This snail is largely subterranean and frequently is found in old graves in association with skeletal remains. Our samples were collected from sediments from the Municipal Cemetery of La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina.
Keywords
new record; subterranean habits; cemetery; La Plata