Helix melanostoma Draparnaud, 1801 is a animal in the Helicidae family, order Stylommatophora, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Helix melanostoma Draparnaud, 1801

Helix melanostoma Draparnaud, 1801

Helix melanostoma is an air-breathing land snail species found in Algeria, Tunisia, and southern France.

Family
Genus
Helix
Order
Stylommatophora
Class
Gastropoda

About Helix melanostoma Draparnaud, 1801

Helix melanostoma (Draparnaud, 1801) is a species of air-breathing land snail. It is classified as a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk, belonging to the subfamily Helicinae within the family Helicidae, the group of typical snails. This species is found in Algeria, Tunisia, and southern France.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Stylommatophora Helicidae Helix

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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