Species: Cepaea nemoralis
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Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Stylommatophora
Family
Helicidae
Genus
Cepaea
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
escargot des bois
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Mollusks - Terrestrial Snails
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Mollusca - Gastropoda - Stylommatophora - Helicidae - Cepaea
Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
Terrestrial
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2007-02-07
Global Status Last Changed
2002-10-08
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
H - >2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles) - H - This species is native to western Europe but have been introduced widely including many places in the U.S. and Canada (Whitson, 2005; Burch, 1962).
Global Range Code
H
Global Range Description
>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)