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Helicinae
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Helicinae

Helicinae is a subfamily of terrestrial gastropods in the family Helicidae. It contains mostly large land snail species, distributed in the western Palaearctic. The most recent (as of 2023) classification proposed division into three tribes.

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4 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first

Thebini

tribeThebini

Allognathini

tribeAllognathini

Helicini

tribeHelicini

Maculariini

tribeMaculariini

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