Heleobia charruana - Zuid-Amerikaans brakwaterhorentje
In: Verleye, T.J. et al. (2024). Geïntroduceerde niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en aanpalende estuaria anno 2024. VLIZ Special Publication, 93. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. 826 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.48470/96, more In: VLIZ Special Publication. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. ISSN 1377-0950, more |  |
| Keyword | Heleobia charruana (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) [WoRMS]
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| Project | Top | Author | - Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en omliggende estuaria, more
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| Author | | Top | - VLIZ Alien Species Consortium, more
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| Abstract | The South American brackish water snail Heleobia charruana is native to the eastern coast of South America (Brazil, Uruguay). The species was first recorded in Belgium (Port of Antwerp) in 2017, although earlier occurrences cannot be ruled out. The snail was likely introduced via ballast water into the Thames estuary (United Kingdom), from where it presumably spread naturally to the European mainland (Belgium, Netherlands). The species tolerates a wide range of salinity and is primarily found in sheltered brackish water habitats, where it lives on various substrates, ranging from muddy sediment to stones. |
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