Land snails and slugs at the Natural Park of the Serralada Litoral (Barcelona, Spain)

Study Extent

7.400 ha of the Natural Park have been surveyed by means of 23 sampling quadrats with side of 15 m.

Sampling

All specimens, shells or alive specimens, found inside the circle are recorded.

Method steps

1. Information about species identification, number of alive individuals, and habitat at two scales is databased.

Terrestrial fauna of molluscs

1. Mollusca
   common name: Molluscs rank: phylum
2. Montserratina martorelli
   rank: species
3. Mediterranea hydatina
   rank: species
4. Hypnophila boissii
   rank: species
5. Xerocrassa penchinati
   rank: species
6. Cepaea (Cepaea) nemoralis
   rank: species
7. Cornu aspersum
   rank: species
8. Pseudotachea splendida
   rank: species
9. Rumina decollata
   rank: species
10. Eobania vermiculata
    rank: species
11. Pomatias elegans
    rank: species
12. Caracollina lenticula
    rank: species
13. Cernuella virgata
    rank: species
14. Clausilia rugosa
    rank: species
15. Cochlicella
    rank: genus
16. Deroceras altimirai
    rank: species
17. Euomphalia strigella
    rank: species
18. Ferussacia folliculum
    rank: species
19. Helicigona lapicida
    rank: species
20. Microxeromagna lowei
    rank: species
21. Milax
    rank: genus
22. Monacha cartusiana
    rank: species
23. Otala punctata
    rank: species
24. Paralaoma servilis
    rank: species
25. Vallonia costata
    rank: species

Serralada Litoral Park covers La Conreria-Sant Mateu-Céllecs, an area of natural interest included in the PEIN (Plan for Areas of Natural Interest, approved in 1992 by the Government of Catalonia). Following on from this, in 2004, the Special Protection Plan was approved, establishing the regulations governing the park. The park is located in the central part of the Serralada Litoral or Marina mountain range, between the River Besòs and the Argentona gully, straddling the regions of El Maresme and El Vallès Oriental and covering an area of 4,715 hectares.