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Helix aspersa Muller 
Eiatel i, © 
Shell large, globose, rather thin, imperforate or nearly so, moderately 
glossy, sculptured with fine wrinkles. It is yellow or horn-colored with 
chestnut-brown spiral bands which are interrupted by yellow flecks or 
streaks. The aperture is roundly-lunate to ovate-lunate, the lip reflected. 
Adult shells (4-5 whorls) measure 32-38 mm, in diameter. 
Distribution: Britain, western Europe, borders of the Mediterranean and 
Black Seas. Introduced into the Atlantic Islands, South Africa, Australia, 
New Zealand, Haiti, Mexico, Chile and Argentina. Inthe United States it 
has been introduced into South Carolina, Louisiana, and California, often 
causing considerable damage to vegetable and flower gardens. 
This species is perhaps the most widely eaten of all European snails, and 
has been introduced into nearly every country that Europeans have settled. 
Helix pomatia Linnaeus 
Plate ent 
This species is similar to H, aspersa but is usually larger, perforate to 
narrowly umbilicate (sometimes imperforate), has a duller surface and 
uninterrupted spiral color bands, is sculptured with fine spiral striae 
rather than with wrinkles, and has an unreflected, but sometimes slightly 
expanded, lip. Adult shells (with 4-5 whorls) measure 32-45 mm. in 
diameter. 
Distribution: Central Europe, from southeast Russia to eastern France; 
from Denmark and southern Sweden in the north to the Balkan Peninsula 
in the south. Introduced into North Africa, Argentina, Uruguay, and into 
the United States at Jackson, Mich., where it is damaging gardens. This 
is the ''Edible Snail" of north and central Europe. 
Helix figulina Parreyss 
Fapune 45170 
The shell of this species is very similar to H, pomatia but is smaller, 
imperforate, and has narrower spiral color bands. Adults (with 4-5 
whorls) measure 25-30 mm, in diameter. 
Distribution; Dalmatia, Greece, Asia Minor. 
