| Helix lucorum | |
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| live specimen of Helix lucorum | |
| Conservation status | |
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NE[1]
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Helicidae |
| Genus: | Helix |
| Subgenus: | Helix |
| Species: | H. lucorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Helix lucorum Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Helix lucorum is a species of large, edible, air-breathing land snail or escargot, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.
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Numerous synonyms exist for Helix lucorum:
This species of snail makes and uses love darts.
The size of the egg is 4.4 mm.[3]
Europe[2]