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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 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.
Cornu aspersum in warm regions commonly emerges in moist weather in winter. Sinistral form (exceptional) and dextral form (common) The adult bears a hard, thin calcareous shell 25–40 millimetres (1– 1 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) in diameter and 25–35 millimetres (1– 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) high, with four or five whorls.
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 ...
Helix pomatia sealed in its shell with a calcareous epiphragm. A snail is a shelled gastropod.The name is most often applied to land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs.
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]
Helicidae is a large, diverse family of western Palaearctic, medium to large-sized, air-breathing land snails, sometimes called the "typical snails."It includes some of the largest European land snails, several species are common in anthropogenic habitats, and some became invasive on other continents.
The largest living species is the Giant African Snail or Ghana Tiger Snail (Achatina achatina; Family Achatinidae), which can measure up to 30 cm. [13] [14] The largest land snails of non-tropical Eurasia are endemic Caucasian snails Helix buchi and Helix goderdziana from the south-eastern Black Sea area in Georgia and Turkey; diameter of the ...