Helix pomatia

Helix pomatia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Helicidae
Genus: Helix
Species:
H. pomatia
Binomial name
Helix pomatia
Synonyms[3]
List
  • Helicogena inflata Hartmann, 1844
  • Helicogena pomatia (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Helicogena pomatia var. gesneri Hartmann, 1844
  • Helicogena pomatia var. rustica Hartmann, 1844
  • Helicogena pomatia var. sphaeralis Hartmann, 1844
  • Helix (Helix) pomatia Linnaeus, 1758
  • Helix eusarcosoma Servain, 1884
  • Helix pomaria O. F. Müller, 1774
  • Helix pomatia albida Moquin-Tandon, 1855
  • Helix pomatia brunnea Moquin-Tandon, 1855
  • Helix pomatia expansilabris Kobelt, 1906
  • Helix pomatia parva Moquin-Tandon, 1855
  • Helix pomatia quinquefasciata Moquin-Tandon, 1855
  • Helix pomatia var. banatica Kimakowicz, 1890
  • Helix pomatia var. claudiensis Kobelt, 1906
  • Helix pomatia var. compacta Hazay, 1880
  • Helix pomatia var. costellata Kobelt, 1906
  • Helix pomatia var. dobrudschae Kobelt, 1906
  • Helix pomatia var. elsae Kobelt, 1906
  • Helix pomatia var. gratiosa Gredler, 1892
  • Helix pomatia var. hajnaldiana Hazay, 1880
  • Helix pomatia var. kapellae Kobelt, 1906
  • Helix pomatia var. lagarinae Adami, 1885
  • Helix pomatia var. lednicensis Brancsik, 1888
  • Helix pomatia var. luteola Kobelt, 1906
  • Helix pomatia var. pannonica Kobelt, 1906
  • Helix pomatia var. pedemontana Kobelt, 1907
  • Helix pomatia var. piceata Gredler, 1890
  • Helix pomatia var. pulskyana Hazay, 1880
  • Helix pomatia var. radiata Ulicny, 1885
  • Helix pomatia var. sabulosa Hazay, 1880
  • Helix pomatia var. serbica Kobelt, 1906
  • Helix pomatia var. solitaria Hazay, 1880
  • Helix pomatia var. transsylvanica Kobelt, 1906
  • Helix promaeca Bourguignat, 1882
  • Helix pyrgia Bourguignat, 1882
  • Helix scalaris O. F. Müller, 1774
  • Helix segalaunica Sayn, 1888

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 an edible species which commonly occurs synanthropically throughout its range.

  1. ^ Neubert, E. (2011). "Helix pomatia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T156519A4957463. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T156519A4957463.en. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ Linnaeus C. (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. pp. [1–4], 1–824. Holmiae. (Salvius).
  3. ^ "Helix pomatia Linnaeus, 1758". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 14 July 2024.