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The Helicidae, sometimes known as the typical snails, are a taxonomic family of medium sized to large, air-breathing, land snails. Molluscs are animals belonging to the phylum Mollusca. There are around 250000 extant Species within the phylum with an estimated 70000 The class Gastropoda or the gastropods, also previously known as gasteropods, or univalves, and more commonly known as Snails Orthogastropoda is one of two major Taxonomic groupings of snails and slugs an extremely large Subclass within the huge class Gastropoda. Heterobranchia, the heterobranchs, (meaning "different-gilled snails" is a Taxonomic Superorder of sea Snails marine The Pulmonata or "pulmonates" are an order (once a Subclass) of Snails and Slugs that have developed a pallial Lung Helicoidea is a Taxonomic Superfamily of air-breathing land Snails terrestrial Pulmonate Gastropod Mollusks in Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz, as he is known in Europe ( October 22 1783 - September 18 1840) was a nineteenth-century Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Taxonomy is the practice and science of classification The word comes from the Greek, taxis (meaning 'order' 'arrangement' and, nomos In Biological classification, family ( Latin The word snail is a Common name that can be used for almost all members of the Molluscan class Gastropoda which have coiled shells in the In other words, they are small to large terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks. Terrestrial animals are Animals that live predominantly or entirely on land as compared with Aquatic animals which live predominantly or entirely in the water (e The Pulmonata or "pulmonates" are an order (once a Subclass) of Snails and Slugs that have developed a pallial Lung The class Gastropoda or the gastropods, also previously known as gasteropods, or univalves, and more commonly known as Snails Molluscs are animals belonging to the phylum Mollusca. There are around 250000 extant Species within the phylum with an estimated 70000
Well-known species in this family include Helix aspersa the garden snail, and Helix pomatia the "escargot". Helix aspersa, Common name the garden snail; has two recent synonyms Cornu aspersum and Cantareus aspersus Helix pomatia, Common names the Burgundy snail or Roman snail or edible snail, is a Species of large edible air-breathing Escargot is a dish of cooked land Snails usually served as an appetizer.
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Distribution
The family is native to Europe.
However some of the species, such as for example Helix aspersa, have been introduced and become established in numerous different places worldwide. Helix aspersa, Common name the garden snail; has two recent synonyms Cornu aspersum and Cantareus aspersus
Many accidental introductions happen because the eggs of most Helicidae are laid in the soil, and they may thus easily travel unnoticed along with landscaping plants.
Shell description
The shells of these snails are mostly rather globular in shape. In some genera, such as Cepaea, the shells are brightly colored and patterned. Cepaea is a Genus of medium-sized air-breathing land Snails terrestrial Pulmonate Gastropods in the family Helicidae
Subfamilies and genera within the family Helicidae
- subfamily Ariantinae Mörch, 1864
- Arianta Turton, 1831
- Chilostoma Fitzinger, 1833
- Cylindrus Fitzinger, 1833
- Helicigona A. UserPolbot. --> Chilostoma is a genus of Gastropod in the Helicidae family UserPolbot. --> Cylindrus is a genus of Gastropod in the Helicidae family Férussac, 1821
- Isognomostoma Fitzinger, 1833
- subfamily Helicinae Rafinesque, 1815
- Cantareus Risso, 1826
- Cepaea Held, 1838
- Cornu Born, 1778
- Eobania P. UserPolbot. --> Cantareus is a genus of Gastropod in the Helicidae family Cepaea is a Genus of medium-sized air-breathing land Snails terrestrial Pulmonate Gastropods in the family Helicidae Hesse, 1913
- Helix Linnaeus, 1758
- Idiomela T. Helix is a Genus of terrestrial pulmonate Snails native to Europe and the regions around the Mediterranean Sea. UserPolbot. --> Idiomela is a genus of Gastropod in the Helicidae family Cockerell, 1921
- Marmorana W. Marmorana is a Genus of air-breathing land Snails Terrestrial Pulmonate Gastropod Mollusks in the family Hartmann, 1844
- Otala Schumacher, 1817
- Theba Risso, 1826 - Theba pisana (O. Theba is a Taxonomic Genus of air-breathing land Snails medium-sized Pulmonate Gastropod Mollusks in the family F. Müller, 1774)
References
- M. P. Kerney & R. A. D. Cameron, 1979, a field guide to the land snails of Britain and northwestern Europe, Collins, London
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