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Roman Snail

Helix pomatia

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 4,919, February 3,633, March 5,692, April 8,955, May 12,912, June 14,080, July 15,066, August 12,957, September 9,513, October 7,101, November 3,880, December 3,033.
United States101,816
Alaska101,741
Germany10,428
Austria7,749
Russia4,164
Steiermark3,410
Ukraine2,857
France2,607
Czechia2,576
Poland2,399

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderCommon Land Snails and Slugs · Stylommatophora
FamilyHelix Snails · Helicidae
GenusHelix

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