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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. © rights reserved
Hamilton, NZ. 34mm. © rights reserved
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
Notes:
Garden Snail, Land
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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)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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