Cornu aspersum

Cornu aspersum
Garden snail (Cornu aspersum) on Limonium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Helicidae
Subfamily: Helicinae
Tribe: Thebini
Genus: Cornu
Species:
C. aspersum
Binomial name
Cornu aspersum
Synonyms[3]
    • Cantareus aspersus (O.F. Müller, 1774)
    • Cochlea vulgaris da Costa, 1778
    • Cornu copiae Born, 1778
    • Cryptomphalus aspersus (O.F. Müller, 1774)
    • Helix (Cryptomphalus) betae Trechmann, 1938
    • Helix (Pomatia) mazzulopsis Pilsbry, 1893
    • Helix aggerivaga Mabille, 1880
    • Helix aspersa O. F. Müller, 1774
    • †Helix depereti Locard, 1890
    • Helix rufescens O. G. Costa, 1839
    • Helix secunda O. G. Costa, 1839
    • Helix spumosa Lowe, 1861
    • Helix variegata Gmelin, 1791
    • Pomatia aspersa O. F. Müller, 1774
    • Serpula cornucopiae Gmelin, 1791

Cornu aspersum (syn. Helix aspersa, Cryptomphalus aspersus), known by the common name garden snail, is a species of land snail in the family Helicidae, which includes some of the most familiar land snails. Of all terrestrial molluscs, this species may well be the most widely known. It was classified under the name Helix aspersa for over two centuries, but the prevailing classification now places it in the genus Cornu.

The snail is relished as a food item in some areas, but it is also widely regarded as a pest in gardens and in agriculture, especially in regions where it has been introduced accidentally, and where snails are not usually considered to be a menu item.

  1. ^ Neubert, E. (2011). "Cornu aspersum (Europe assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T156890A5012868. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ Müller O. F. (1774). Vermivm terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia. Volumen alterum. pp. I-XXVI [= 1-36], 1-214, [1-10]. Havniae & Lipsiae. (Heineck & Faber).
  3. ^ MolluscaBase eds. "Cornu aspersum (O. F. Müller, 1774)". MolluscaBase. LifeWatch Belgium. Retrieved 27 September 2022.