Helicidae
Helix pomatia Linnaeus, 1758
Helix pomatia Linnaeus, 1758
Helix pomatia, the common Roman snail, is a land snail used for culinary purposes and laboratory enzymes.
Helix albescens Rossmässler, 1839
Helix albescens Rossmässler, 1839
Helix albescens is a small land snail species found in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, with distinct shell and genital traits.
Helix cincta O.F.Müller, 1774
Helix cincta O.F.Müller, 1774
Helix cincta is a disjunctively distributed gastropod species in the family Helicidae native to West Asia and introduced elsewhere.
Helix figulina Rossmässler, 1839
Helix figulina Rossmässler, 1839
Helix figulina Rossmässler, 1839 is a soil-dwelling land snail native to parts of the Balkan Peninsula.
Helix lutescens Rossmässler, 1837
Helix lutescens Rossmässler, 1837
Helix lutescens is a pericarpathian air-breathing land snail species that produces calcareous love darts.
Helix nucula Mousson, 1854
Helix nucula Mousson, 1854
Helix nucula Mousson, 1854 is an air-breathing land snail in the family Helicidae with a specific range and a history of taxonomic confusion.
Helix lucorum Linnaeus, 1758
Helix lucorum Linnaeus, 1758
Helix lucorum is a land snail species native to West Asia, used in food and for soil pollution assessment.
Helix straminea Briganti, 1825
Helix straminea Briganti, 1825
Helix straminea Briganti, 1825 is a large air-breathing land snail native to three European countries, related to certain other snail species.
Helix melanostoma Draparnaud, 1801
Helix melanostoma Draparnaud, 1801
Helix melanostoma is an air-breathing land snail species found in Algeria, Tunisia, and southern France.
Helix engaddensis Bourguignat, 1852
Helix engaddensis Bourguignat, 1852
Helix engaddensis is a common Levant land snail species with an annual activity cycle tied to seasonal rainfall.
Helix thessalica O.Boettger, 1886
Helix thessalica O.Boettger, 1886
Helix thessalica is a large European air-breathing land snail long mistaken for Helix pomatia, found across central and southeastern Europe.
Caucasotachea vindobonensis (C.Pfeiffer, 1828)
Caucasotachea vindobonensis (C.Pfeiffer, 1828)
Caucasotachea vindobonensis is a land snail native to Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe with introduced populations in North America.
Cepaea nemoralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cepaea nemoralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cepaea nemoralis, the brown-lipped snail, is a widespread European land snail introduced to North America, well-studied for its variable shell colour.
Cepaea hortensis (O.F.Müller, 1774)
Cepaea hortensis (O.F.Müller, 1774)
Cepaea hortensis is a polymorphic land snail native mainly to Europe with a range extending to northeastern North America.
Iberus alonensis (A.Férussac, 1821)
Iberus alonensis (A.Férussac, 1821)
Iberus alonensis is a Helicidae family gastropod species that is found in Spain.
Iberus gualtieranus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Iberus gualtieranus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Iberus gualtieranus is a snail with a distinct keeled flattened shell that lives in open, rocky limestone mountain habitats in sub-desert regions.
Iberus marmoratus (A.Férussac, 1821)
Iberus marmoratus (A.Férussac, 1821)
Iberus marmoratus, or cabrilla de sierra, is an air-breathing land snail endemic to southern Spain.
Cantareus apertus (Born, 1778)
Cantareus apertus (Born, 1778)
Cantareus apertus is an olive-green shelled land snail native to Mediterranean Europe and North Africa, invasive in the US and Australia.
Cornu aspersum (O.F.Müller, 1774)
Cornu aspersum (O.F.Müller, 1774)
Cornu aspersum is a widespread, mostly herbivorous land snail native to the Mediterranean, often invasive outside its native range.
Theba pisana (O.F.Müller, 1774)
Theba pisana (O.F.Müller, 1774)
Theba pisana is a Mediterranean snail that is a widespread invasive agricultural pest in many introduced regions.
Otala punctata (O.F.Müller, 1774)
Otala punctata (O.F.Müller, 1774)
Otala punctata is an air-breathing land snail established as an invasive pest of concern in the United States.
Otala lactea (O.F.Müller, 1774)
Otala lactea (O.F.Müller, 1774)
Otala lactea, the milk or Spanish snail, is a large edible Mediterranean land snail introduced to other regions worldwide, exploited by humans since prehistory.
Eobania vermiculata (O.F.Müller, 1774)
Eobania vermiculata (O.F.Müller, 1774)
Eobania vermiculata is a large Mediterranean land snail, an invasive pest in many regions, and harvested for food from Greece.
Macularia sylvatica (Draparnaud, 1801)
Macularia sylvatica (Draparnaud, 1801)
Macularia sylvatica is a west-Alpine land snail species that lives in cold, wet mountain habitats across several European countries.
Related Families
Start Exploring Nature Today
Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.
Download Free on App Store
