Helicella itala

Helicella itala
shell of Helicella itala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Helicella
Species:
H. itala
Binomial name
Helicella itala
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Distribution
Synonyms
  • Helicella (Helicella) itala (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Helix itala Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)

Helicella itala is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.[1]

The English common name for this species is heath snail.

Subspecies
  • Helicella itala itala (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Helicella itala pampelonensis (A. Schmidt, 1855)
  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicella itala (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426387 on 2021-02-01