Trochulus sp. auf grünem Petasites-BlattMOFA, S. Bamberger

Current calls

Dear MoFA members and friends of malacology, we would like to draw your attention to the following interesting calls: Polish Malacological Seminar The second announcement of the Polish Malacological Seminar is available →here The…
Gastropoden bei der Ausstellung „Streck die Fühler aus“ des Biodiversitätszentrum Linz 2019, © MoFA© MoFA

Save-the-date – 4. MoFA-Meeting, 26.–27. September 2025

We are very pleased to announce the 4th MoFA meeting! It will take place from 26-27 September 2025 in Linz, Upper Austria. On Friday 26.9., the scientific part of the meeting will take place in the Biology Center Linz. On Saturday 27.9., there…
Helicopsis austriaca, Foto: A. MrkvickaA. Mrkvicka

Event announcement: Landscape maintenance for Helicopsis in Bad Fischau-Brunn

On Saturday 22.2.2025 from 1 - 4 pm, the Landschaftspflegeverein Thermenlinie will host a landscape maintenance event at the natural monument of dry grassland in Bad Fischau-Brunn. The highest-ranking protected species in this area is the Austrian…
Schneckenkranz um TeelichtA. Mrkvicka

Merry Christmas

Dear MoFA members, dear friends of malacology, we look back on a very successful year 2024, with the publication of the MoFA-journal Arianta 11, with online contributions on snails in the garden, a series of Ö1 broadcasts on the mollusc…
22. Newsletter Malakologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft am Haus der Natur SalzburgMalakologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft, Haus der Natur, Salzburg

New newsletter of the Malakologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Salzburg

Dear friends of malacology, we are pleased to share the latest edition of the newsletter of the Malakologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Salzburg. We hope you enjoy reading!

ARIANTA – call for papers

Dear members and friends of MoFA, Our beautiful and widely read and cited journal ARIANTA is not only a publication platform for scientific malacological articles, but also an important medium for the association both internally and externally. The…
Theodoxus danubialis shells© NHMW (I. Gallmetzer)

The Danube freshwater nerite – certainly no evil snail

The flood disaster on the Perschling River in Lower Austria has affected us all deeply, especially the incredible and outright false reports claiming that Theodoxus danubialis or the protection of this snail has delayed or even prevented the…
21. Newsletter Malakologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft am Haus der Natur SalzburgMalakologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft, Haus der Natur, Salzburg

New newsletter of the Malakologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Salzburg

Dear friends of malacology, we are pleased to share the latest edition of the newsletter of the Malakologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Salzburg. We hope you enjoy reading!
Markus Burkhard

Video with Markus Burkhard about “snails in the garden” (in german)

Katharina Mason, currently the secretary of the society MoFA, has explored the topic of various snails in the garden with Markus Burkhard on his YouTube channel. Lesser-known snail species are shown, facts about snails are shared, and some tips…
Two Arion vulgaris slugs mating. Foto: A. MrkvickaA. Mrkvicka

FAQ on the Spanish Slug Arion vulgaris

Is the Spanish slug native to Austria? The origin of the "Spanish" slug is not 100% certain. It is certain that it does not come from Spain, and it has also been disproven that it originally came from Central Europe, as a study from 2014…