The native distribution is the Caucasus, Anatolia and, arguably, the Balkans. It has also invaded many other regions since ancient times, likely assisted by humans.[4]
Eastern native range with main genetic diversity of the species:
Ukraine - invasive, in Crimea ("Helix taurica Krynicki, 1833") at least since early 19 century, probably much longer, these populations originated from Anatolia;[4] other colonies of a different lineage also appear since 2000s in mainland part of Southern Ukraine and in Crimea as well[4][7][8]
The diameter of the egg is 4.4mm.[12] Juvenile snails that are two to three months old weigh 0.5–0.9 g.[2]
Measurement of DNA damage in H. lucorum collected from environmental sites can be used for evaluating soil pollution at these sites.[13] DNA damage in H. lucorumhaemocytes and digestive gland cells is determined by the comet assay.
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