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Cornu
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 be the most widely known. It was classified under the name Helix aspersa for over two centuries, but the prevailing classification now places it in the genus Cornu.
The garden snail is relished as a food item in some areas, but it is also widely regarded as a pest in gardens and in agriculture, especially in regions where it has been introduced accidentally, and where snails are not usually considered to be a menu item.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
The Flowering Garden: Autumn
Crispijn van de Passe · 1616 · p.14
Louis Renard — Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes (1754)
Louis Renard · 1754 · p.93
Illustrations of British Mycology, Second Series
Anna Maria Hussey (1805-1853) · n.d. · p.158
Confucius, Philosopher of the Chinese (Confucius Sinarum Philosophus)
Confucius; Jesuit Missionaries · 1687 · p.421
Drei Monate in der libyschen Wüste
Gerhard Rohlfs · 1875 · p.83
Six Books of Danish Monuments
Worm, Olaus · 1643 · p.501
An Attempt at a History of Arianism
[Starck, Johann August von] · 1783 · p.-6
The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing two hundred a...
Catesby, Mark, bioloog, kunstenaar · 1743 · p.234
The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands : containing two hundred a...
Catesby, Mark, bioloog, kunstenaar · 1743 · p.93
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.389
Historia naturalis Brasiliae
Willem Piso / Georg Marcgraf · 1648 · p.360
The Natural History of Carolina Florida and Bahama Islands Vol. 2
Mark Catesby · 1743 · p.232
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 87634.