Top Results for Helicidae

Mandarina ponderosa is a species of land snail in the family Bradybaenidae, endemic to Japan's Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands. The genus Mandarina is notable for its extraordinary shell and ecological diversity, having evolved in isolation on these oceanic islands in ways that have made it a significant...

Cornu aspersum, formerly classified as Helix aspersa, is a terrestrial snail in the family Helicidae native to the Mediterranean region. It has a rounded, usually brown shell with lighter bands and has been introduced widely beyond its original range. The species feeds mainly on plant material, can...

Cepaea nemoralis is a terrestrial land snail native to much of Europe. Its shell varies widely in background color and dark banding, while the brown or nearly black shell lip helps distinguish it from the closely related white-lipped snail, Cepaea hortensis. This visible variation has made the speci...

The white-lipped snail is a terrestrial gastropod in the family Helicidae, native to much of Europe and introduced in some other regions. Cepaea hortensis has a pale shell with a conspicuous white lip around the aperture, while the ground color and number, width, and intensity of dark bands can vary...

The Mouth-faced Snail (Isognomostoma isognomostomos) is a terrestrial gastropod of Central Europe. It belongs to the family Helicidae and is associated with wooded, hilly, and montane habitats. The shell opening, or aperture, has an unusually constricted and irregular outline that gives it a face-li...

Theba pisana is a small land snail native to the Mediterranean region and parts of western Europe. It has been introduced to other areas, including Australia, where it can become an agricultural pest in crops and pastures. During dry conditions, the snails climb plants and enter aestivation, a dorma...

Monadenia fidelis is a large terrestrial gastropod commonly called the Pacific sideband snail. It is native to moist coastal and inland forests of the Pacific Northwest of North America, including habitats dominated by coniferous vegetation. The shell is rounded and marked by a pale band or side str...

The Silky Snail, Causa holosericea, is a small European land snail with a left-handed, or sinistral, shell. Fine hairs on the shell surface create the silky appearance reflected in its common name. It is associated with humid, often montane limestone habitats in central Europe, where suitable forest...

The Lapidary Snail, Helicigona lapicida, is a European land snail recognized by its unusually flattened shell and sharp keel around the shell margin. It is associated mainly with calcareous rock, limestone outcrops, walls, and other habitats that provide hard mineral surfaces. Its restricted associa...

The Milk Snail, Otala lactea, is a Mediterranean land snail with a pale shell and a long history of use as food in parts of North Africa and southern Europe. It has also been introduced beyond its native range, including to the Caribbean and parts of North America. The species is suited to relativel...

Helicodonta obvoluta is a terrestrial land snail of central and western Europe, associated with calcareous woodland. It has a distinctly flattened, multi-whorled shell shaped like a compressed disc, a form that explains the common name cheese snail. The species is linked with moist, limestone-rich f...

Cornu apertus, also known as Cantareus apertus and the green snail, is a land snail in the family Helicidae. It is native to southern Europe and North Africa and has been introduced elsewhere, including Western Australia, where it is a declared pest. Adults have an unbanded shell ranging from light...

Copse snail, Arianta arbustorum, is a terrestrial land snail in the family Helicidae. It is native to broad parts of Europe and is associated with damp woodland, hedgerows, meadows, and mountain habitats, including areas from the Alps toward Scandinavia. Its shell is commonly brown with a darker ban...

Vespericola columbianus is a terrestrial land snail in the family Polygyridae, native to the Pacific Northwest and commonly called the Northwest Hesperian. Its range includes British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon, where it occurs mainly in moist forests and can also be found in wet open habitats,...

Macularia niciensis, known as the rosy-lipped or Nice snail, is a terrestrial, air-breathing gastropod in the family Helicidae. It has a localized Franco-Ligurian range: in France it is recorded from the Var, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, and Alpes-Maritimes, and it also occurs in Liguria, Italy. The spe...