Slug and Snail Names

Slug and Snail (Class Gastropoda, Order Pulmonata) Families

Slug and Snail Names

Scientific, [English], [Français], [Deutsch], [Nederlands]

Name	English	Français	Deutsch	Nederlands
Arion ater	Large Black Slug	Loche noire	Schwarze Wegschnecke	Zwarte Wegslak
Arion circumscriptus	Bourguignat's Slug	Arion gris	Graue Wegschnecke	Grauwe Wegslak
Arion distinctus	Common Garden Slug	Limace horticole	Garten-Wegschnecke	Donkere Wegslak
Arion intermedius	Hedgehog Slug	Arion minuscule	Igel-Wegschnecke	Egel-Wegslak
Arion lusitanicus	Spanish Slug	Arion rouge	Spanische Wegschnecke	Spaanse Wegslak
Arion rufus	Large Red Slug	Limace rouge	Rote Wegschnecke	Rode Naaktslak
Arion silvaticus	Forest or Silver Arion	Loche grisâtre	Waldwegschnecke	Bos-wegslak
Arion subfuscus	Dusky Slug	Limace sombre	Braune Wegschnecke	Bruine Wegslak
Cepaea [Helix] hortensis	Garden or White-lipped Snail	Escargot des Jardins	Garten-Bänderschnecke	Witgerande Tuinslak
Cepaea [Helix] nemoralis	Brown-lipped Snail	Escargot des Bois	Hain-Bänderschnecke	Huisjeslak
Deroceras laeve	Brown or Marsh Slug	Loche des Marais	Wasserschnegel	Kleine Akkerslak
Discus rotundatus	Rounded Snail	Bouton commun ou	Gefleckte Schüsselschnecke	Boerenknoopje
		Hélice bouton
Eucobresia diaphana	?	Semilimace aplatie	Ohrförmige Glasschnecke	Oorvormige Glasslak
Helix [Cepaea] hortensis	Garden or White-lipped Snail	Escargot des Jardins	Garten-Bänderschnecke	Witgerande Tuinslak
Helix [Cepaea] nemoralis	Brown-lipped Snail	Escargot des Bois	Hain-Bänderschnecke	Huisjeslak
Helix pomatia	Burgundy or Roman Snail	Escargot de Bourgogne	Weinbergschnecke	Wijngaardslak
Lehmannia marginata	Tree Slug	Limace des Arbres	Baumschnegel	Bos-aardslak
Limax cinereoniger	Ash Grey/Black Slug	Limace noirâtre	Schwarzer Schnegel	Zwarte Aardslak
Malacolimax [Limax] tenellus	Slender or Lemon Slug	Limace jaune	Pilzschnegel	Tere Aardslak
Monacha cantiana	Kentish Garden Snail	Moine globuleux	Große Kartäuserschnecke	Grote Karthuizerslak
Monacha cartusiana	Carthusian Snail	Petit Moine	Kartäuserschnecke	Kleine Karthuizerslak
Planorbarius corneus	Great Ramshorn Snail	Planorbe corné	Posthornschnecke	Grote Posthorenslak
Radix balthica [peregra]	Wandering Snail	Limnée voyageuse	Gemeine Schlammschnecke	Ovale Poelslak
Succinea putris	Amber Snail	Ambrette amphibie	Gemeine Bernsteinschnecke	Barnsteenslak
Trochulus [Trichia] hispidus[a]	Hairy Garden Snail	Hélice veloutée ou	Gemeine Haarschnecke	Gewone Haarslak
		Veloutée commune
Trochulus [Trichia] striolatus[a]	Srawberry Snail	Veloutée de Locard	Seidenhaarschnecke	Rosse Haarslak

Bibliography: Identification

Arbeitskreis Mollusken NRW

Possible Predators:
Apodemus flavicollis
Apodemus sylvaticus
Soricidae Talpa europaea

Erinaceus europaeus
Anas platyrhynchos
Anas querquedula
Gallinago gallinago

Anthus spinoletta
Troglodytes troglodytes
Several Turdidae
Poecile palustris

Anguis fragilis
Salamandra salamandra
Cantharidae
Many Carabidae

Ocypus olens
Philonthus decorus
Lampyris noctiluca
Haemopis sanguisuga
Possible Parasitoids:
Sciomyzidae Larvae
Eggisops pecchiolii
Eurychaeta palpalis
Possible Decomposers:
Chaetopleurophora bohemanni Larva
Spiniphora bergenstammi Larva

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Possible Predators:	Apodemus flavicollis	Apodemus sylvaticus	Soricidae	Talpa europaea
	Erinaceus europaeus	Anas platyrhynchos	Anas querquedula	Gallinago gallinago
	Anthus spinoletta	Troglodytes troglodytes	Several Turdidae	Poecile palustris
	Anguis fragilis	Salamandra salamandra	Cantharidae	Many Carabidae
	Ocypus olens	Philonthus decorus	Lampyris noctiluca	Haemopis sanguisuga
Possible Parasitoids:	Sciomyzidae Larvae	Eggisops pecchiolii	Eurychaeta palpalis
Possible Decomposers:	Chaetopleurophora bohemanni Larva	Spiniphora bergenstammi Larva