Best Helicidae
Helix pomatia, widely known as the Roman snail or Burgundy snail, is a large terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the Helicidae family. Native to central and southeastern Europe, it inhabits forests, parks, and vineyards, preferring calcareous soils necessary for building its thick shell. This hermaphro...
Mandarina ponderosa is a species of land snail in the family Bradybaenidae, endemic to Japan's Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands. The genus Mandarina is notable for its extraordinary shell and ecological diversity, having evolved in isolation on these oceanic islands in ways that have made it a significant...
Formerly classified as Helix aspersa, this Mediterranean native is now the most widely distributed land snail, established on every inhabited continent.
A European land snail renowned for extreme shell color and banding polymorphism, extensively studied since the mid-20th century in population genetics research.
A polymorphic European land snail whose variable shell color and banding patterns have made it a classic model organism for studying natural selection in the wild.
The Mouth-faced Snail is a Central European terrestrial gastropod notable for its uniquely shaped shell aperture, which remarkably resembles a distorted human face.
A Mediterranean snail that became a serious agricultural pest in Australia after introduction, notorious for mass aestivation in dense clusters on crop stems.
The Pacific Sideband Snail is a large arboreal gastropod native to the damp coastal coniferous forests of the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
A small, sinistral European land snail with a shell bearing fine silky hairs, restricted to humid limestone forests in central Europe and considered locally rare.
A European land snail distinguished by its unusually flat, sharply keeled shell, restricted to calcareous rocky habitats across central and western Europe.
A Mediterranean land snail traditionally eaten in North Africa and southern Europe, subsequently introduced to the Caribbean and parts of North America.
A European land snail with a distinctively flattened, multi-whorled shell resembling a compressed disc, restricted to calcareous woodland in central and western Europe.
The Mediterranean Green Snail is an edible land mollusk native to Europe that became a highly destructive agricultural invasive pest after its introduction to Australia.
A European land snail common in moist montane habitats from the Alps to Scandinavia, identifiable by its brown shell with a dark peripheral band.
Endemic to the Pacific Northwest, the Pacific Forestsnail is a land-dwelling gastropod notable for its preference for damp, old-growth coniferous forest habitats.
The Rosy-lipped Snail is an air-breathing land gastropod primarily found in Southern France, recognized by the distinct pinkish coloration around its shell.
