Helix pomatia
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| Helix pomatia Linnaeus, 1758 |
The Burgundy snail or Roman Snail or Edible Snail (Helix pomatia) is species of land gastropod of family Helicidae.
It is farming in heliciculture and it is used as edible snail called Escargots.
[edit] Distribution
It is native to Central and south-eastern Europe.
- Not listed in IUCN red list - not evaluated (NE)[1]
- Austria
- Belgium
- The Czech Republic - lest concern species (LC)
- France - in eastern France
- Italy - in northern Italy
- Germany
- Netherlands [2]
- Russia in western part
- Slovakia
- Ukraine
- ...
- Balkans
- Carpathian Mountains
[edit] Reference
- ^ 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Cited 2 April 2007.
- ^ http://www.anemoon.org/anm/voorlopige-kaarten/landmollusken/wetenschappelijk/helix-pomatia
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