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Heath Snail

Helicella itala

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 201, February 149, March 233, April 366, May 528, June 576, July 616, August 530, September 389, October 291, November 159, December 124.
United States4,163
Alaska4,163
France278
Germany257
Spain234
Principado de Asturias96
United Kingdom95
Ireland83
Grand Est70
Niedersachsen69

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
FamilyGeomitridae
GenusHelicella

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