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Helix pomatia, known as the Roman snail, Burgundy snail, or escargot, is a species of large, air-breathing stylommatophoran land snail native to Europe. It is characterized by a globular brown shell. It is characterized by a globular brown shell.
Helix pomatia feeds on live plants [42] [49] as well as dead plant matter. [54] Observations showed preference for some specific plant species [ 49 ] and avoidance of others. [ 42 ] The nettle Urtica dioica is a preferred food plant especially in juveniles. [ 54 ]
From the genus Helix: Helix lucorum, European snail; Helix pomatia, Roman snail or Burgundy escargot, is the most consumed species in France; Helix salomonica; From the family Achatinidae: Lissachatina fulica (formerly Achatina fulica), giant African snail, is very popular. From the genus Cepaea:
It includes some of the largest European land snails, several species are common in anthropogenic habitats, and some became invasive on other continents. A number of species in this family are valued as food items, including Cornu aspersum (formerly Helix aspersa; "petit gris") the brown or garden snail, and Helix pomatia (the "escargot"). [1]
Helix lucorum, commonly called the Turkish snail because of it prevalence in Turkey, measures about 45 millimetres (1 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) across the shell. It is found in central Italy and from Yugoslavia through the Crimea to Turkey and around the Black Sea. Helix adanensis comes from around Turkey. Helix aperta measures about 25 millimetres (1 in ...
For instance, 10-year old individuals of the Roman snail Helix pomatia are probably not uncommon in natural populations. [27] Populations of some threatened species may be dependent on a pool of such long-lived adults. [28] In captivity, the lifespan of snails can be much longer than in the wild, for instance up to 25 years in H. pomatia. [29]
Shells of two different species of sea snail: on the left is the normally sinistral (left-handed) shell of Neptunea angulata, on the right is the normally dextral (right-handed) shell of Neptunea despecta The shell of a large land snail (probably Helix pomatia) with parts broken off to show the interior structure.
Helix pomatia using a simple transparent epiphragm made of dried mucus. An epiphragm (from the Ancient Greek ἐπί, epi " upon, on, over " and φράγμα, -phrágma "fence") is a temporary structure which can be created by many species of shelled, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.