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Taxonomy
Family:
HELICIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Helicoidei (Infraorder)
> Helicoidea (Superfamily)
> Helicidae (Family)
> Cornu (Genus)
> aspersum (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Cryptomphalus Charpentier, 1837
=Helix (Cornu) Born, 1778
=Helix (Cryptomphalus) Charpentier, 1837
Synonymised Names:
=Helix (Cornu) aspersa O.F. Müller, 1774
=Helix aspersa O.F. Müller, 1774
Images: Cornu aspersum (O.F. Müller, 1774)
Hamilton, NZ. 34mm
Hamilton, NZ. 34mm
Taxonomy
Family:
HELICIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Tectipleura (Subterclass)
> Eupulmonata (Superorder)
> Stylommatophora (Order)
> Helicina (Suborder)
> Helicoidei (Infraorder)
> Helicoidea (Superfamily)
> Helicidae (Family)
> Cornu (Genus)
> aspersum (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Cryptomphalus Charpentier, 1837
=Helix (Cornu) Born, 1778
=Helix (Cryptomphalus) Charpentier, 1837
Synonymised Names:
=Helix (Cornu) aspersa O.F. Müller, 1774
=Helix aspersa O.F. Müller, 1774
Details: Cornu aspersum (O.F. Müller, 1774)
Distribution:
North, South and Chatham Islands
Geographical Range:
L.N.S.
Notes:
Garden Snail, Land
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Barker, G.M. 1999 Naturalised Terrestrial Stylommatophora (Mollusca: Gastropoda), Fauna of New Zealand, Manaaki Whenua Press (p.62)
  • Goulstone, J.F., Mayhill, P.C., Parrish, G.R. 1993 An Illustrated Guide to the Land Mollusca of the Te Paki ecological region, Northland, New Zealand, New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 34 (p.25)
  • Gardner, N.W. May/1980 Helix aspersa Mull., Poirieria, 10(5) (p.90)
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.449)

Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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