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January 2008
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Journal of Conchology
The genus Helix Linnaeus, 1758 includes the largest snails of the family Helicidae. It is distributed in northern Africa and Eurasia. Our specimens differ from all other large members of the genus found in the Caucasus and Asia Minor and represent a new species - Helix goderdziana. Helix goderdziana sp. nov. (Figs 2-4)
... It is considered a delicacy, highly relished as low fat, high mineral and rich protein source; and this places a higher nutritional quality on it, in comparison with beef and poultry meat. Hence during the past few decades much attention has been paid to GALS by way of snail conferences, publicity and sponsored research, including studies on the structure and function, reproduction, husbandry, processing and utilization (Awah, 2000;Oji, 2000;Ebenebe, 2000;Estoy et al., 2002;Maltz, 2003;Sringer et al., 2003;Ben-Ami and Heller, 2005;Mumladze et al., 2008;Nordsieck, 2007;Odafe and Olomu, 2011;Welter, 2015). These efforts proved to underscore the emerging high economic importance of GALS, and the potentials to emerge as one of the high profile species in the Nigerian livestock industry (NRC, 1991;Imevbore, 1999;Olomu, 2011;Odafe and Olomu, 2011). ...
January 2008
Journal of Conchology
