Brown garden snail
Cantareus aspersus (M¸ller)
Order: Pulmonata
Family: Helicidae
Size range
- Shells up to 32 mm in diameter
Distribution
- Originally from Europe, widespread in New Zealand
Life History
- Active at night or during wet weather
- Slowmoving, using a slime trail
- Well–developed sense of smell/taste
- Eats many garden plants