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Helix is a genus of large, air-breathing land snails native to the western Palaearctic and characterized by a globular shell. [1] [2]It is the type genus of the family Helicidae, and one of the animal genera described by Carl Linnaeus [3] at the dawn of the zoological nomenclature.
Helix pomatia, known as the Roman snail, Burgundy snail, or escargot, is a species of large, air-breathing stylommatophoran land snail native to Europe. It is characterized by a globular brown shell. It is characterized by a globular brown shell.
It includes some of the largest European land snails, several species are common in anthropogenic habitats, and some became invasive on other continents. A number of species in this family are valued as food items, including Cornu aspersum (formerly Helix aspersa; "petit gris") the brown or garden snail, and Helix pomatia (the "escargot"). [1]
Not all land snails are edible since many are too small—not worthwhile to prepare and cook—and the palatability of the flesh varies among species. From the genus Helix: Helix lucorum, European snail; Helix pomatia, Roman snail or Burgundy escargot, is the most consumed species in France; Helix salomonica; From the family Achatinidae:
The two species most commonly used for food in the country are Helix lucorum and Helix pomatia. [citation needed] Snails and slug species that are not normally eaten in certain areas have occasionally been used as famine food in historical times. A history of Scotland written in the 1800s recounts a description of various snails and their use ...
Helix lucorum is a species of large, edible, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails. [ 1 ] Description
Cornu aspersum (syn. Helix aspersa, Cryptomphalus aspersus), known by the common name garden snail, is a species of land snail in the family Helicidae, which includes some of the most familiar land snails. Of all terrestrial molluscs, this species may well be the most widely known.
These sea snails are edible; some are listed by genus, others by species and others by their common name. Most species of abalone, including: [1] Blacklip abalone. Abalone; Black abalone; Blacklip abalone; Green abalone; Green ormer; Haliotis corrugata; Red abalone; White abalone; Pāua; Many species of true limpets, including: A ventral view ...