species 2,460 observations

Heath Snail

Helicella itala

Field notes

Helicella itala is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.

The English common name for this species is heath snail.

Subspecies

Helicella itala itala (Linnaeus, 1758)

Helicella itala pampelonensis (A. Schmidt, 1855)

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided