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Basic information

Helix pomatia

Apple snail

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumMolluscs

ClassGastropods

FamilyHelix Snails

GenusHelix

Czech name: Hlemýžď zahradní
English name: Apple snail
Alternative names: Burgundy Snail, Edible snail, Escargot, Escargot snail, French Escargot, Grapevine snail, Roman snail, Schwäbische Auster, Vine snail, Vineyard snail, Weinbergschnecke
Synonyms: Helicogena inflata, Helicogena pomatia, Helicogena pomatia brenaensis, Helicogena pomatia burmeisteri, Helicogena pomatia var. gesneri, Helicogena pomatia var. rustica, Helicogena pomatia var. sphaeralis, Helix (Helicogena) pomatia, Helix (Helicogena) pomatia var. claudiensis, Helix (Helicogena) pomatia var. costellata, Helix (Helicogena) pomatia var. pedemontana, Helix (Helicogena) pomatia var. transsylvanica, Helix (Helix) pomatia, Helix eusarcosoma, Helix pomaria, Helix pomatia albida, Helix pomatia brunnea, Helix pomatia expansilabris, Helix pomatia parva, Helix pomatia quinquefasciata, Helix pomatia var. banatica, Helix pomatia var. compacta, Helix pomatia var. dobrudschae, Helix pomatia var. elsae, Helix pomatia var. gratiosa, Helix pomatia var. hajnaldiana, Helix pomatia var. christinae, Helix pomatia var. kapellae, Helix pomatia var. lagarinae, Helix pomatia var. lednicensis, Helix pomatia var. luteola, Helix pomatia var. pannonica, Helix pomatia var. piceata, Helix pomatia var. pulskyana, Helix pomatia var. radiata, Helix pomatia var. rhodopensis, Helix pomatia var. sabulosa, Helix pomatia var. serbica, Helix pomatia var. solitaria, Helix pomatia velicensis, Helix promaeca, Helix pyrgia, Helix scalaris, Helix segalaunica

Distribution and environment

Biome: Agricultural, Anthropogenic, Farm, Grassland, Lake
Microhabitat: Fossorial and/or ground-dwelling only, Ground, Terrestrial

Biological characteristics

Activity: Crepuscular, Nocturnal
Diet: Flowers, Folivore, Frugivore, Fruit, Leaves, Sap

Information sources

Biological data sources: Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank
Original documentation: Catalogue of Life · 6LLM4 · COL26.10
Original documentation: eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d