Helix pomatia

Helix pomatia
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Helicidae
Genus:	Helix
Species:	H. pomatia
Binomial name
	Helix pomatia; Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
	List Helicogena inflata Hartmann, 1844 ; Helicogena pomatia (Linnaeus, 1758) ; Helicogena pomatia var. gesneri Hartmann, 1844 ; Helicogena pomatia var. rustica Hartmann, 1844 ; Helicogena pomatia var. sphaeralis Hartmann, 1844 ; Helix (Helix) pomatia Linnaeus, 1758 ; Helix eusarcosoma Servain, 1884 ; Helix pomaria O. F. Müller, 1774 ; Helix pomatia albida Moquin-Tandon, 1855 ; Helix pomatia brunnea Moquin-Tandon, 1855 ; Helix pomatia expansilabris Kobelt, 1906 ; Helix pomatia parva Moquin-Tandon, 1855 ; Helix pomatia quinquefasciata Moquin-Tandon, 1855 ; Helix pomatia var. banatica Kimakowicz, 1890 ; Helix pomatia var. claudiensis Kobelt, 1906 ; Helix pomatia var. compacta Hazay, 1880 ; Helix pomatia var. costellata Kobelt, 1906 ; Helix pomatia var. dobrudschae Kobelt, 1906 ; Helix pomatia var. elsae Kobelt, 1906 ; Helix pomatia var. gratiosa Gredler, 1892 ; Helix pomatia var. hajnaldiana Hazay, 1880 ; Helix pomatia var. kapellae Kobelt, 1906 ; Helix pomatia var. lagarinae Adami, 1885 ; Helix pomatia var. lednicensis Brancsik, 1888 ; Helix pomatia var. luteola Kobelt, 1906 ; Helix pomatia var. pannonica Kobelt, 1906 ; Helix pomatia var. pedemontana Kobelt, 1907 ; Helix pomatia var. piceata Gredler, 1890 ; Helix pomatia var. pulskyana Hazay, 1880 ; Helix pomatia var. radiata Ulicny, 1885 ; Helix pomatia var. sabulosa Hazay, 1880 ; Helix pomatia var. serbica Kobelt, 1906 ; Helix pomatia var. solitaria Hazay, 1880 ; Helix pomatia var. transsylvanica Kobelt, 1906 ; Helix promaeca Bourguignat, 1882 ; Helix pyrgia Bourguignat, 1882 ; Helix scalaris O. F. Müller, 1774 ; Helix segalaunica Sayn, 1888 ;

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 an edible species which commonly occurs synanthropically throughout its range.

Helix pomatia

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Helicidae
Genus:	Helix
Species:	H. pomatia
Binomial name
*Helix pomatia* Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
List Helicogena inflata Hartmann, 1844 Helicogena pomatia (Linnaeus, 1758) Helicogena pomatia var. gesneri Hartmann, 1844 Helicogena pomatia var. rustica Hartmann, 1844 Helicogena pomatia var. sphaeralis Hartmann, 1844 Helix (Helix) pomatia Linnaeus, 1758 Helix eusarcosoma Servain, 1884 Helix pomaria O. F. Müller, 1774 Helix pomatia albida Moquin-Tandon, 1855 Helix pomatia brunnea Moquin-Tandon, 1855 Helix pomatia expansilabris Kobelt, 1906 Helix pomatia parva Moquin-Tandon, 1855 Helix pomatia quinquefasciata Moquin-Tandon, 1855 Helix pomatia var. banatica Kimakowicz, 1890 Helix pomatia var. claudiensis Kobelt, 1906 Helix pomatia var. compacta Hazay, 1880 Helix pomatia var. costellata Kobelt, 1906 Helix pomatia var. dobrudschae Kobelt, 1906 Helix pomatia var. elsae Kobelt, 1906 Helix pomatia var. gratiosa Gredler, 1892 Helix pomatia var. hajnaldiana Hazay, 1880 Helix pomatia var. kapellae Kobelt, 1906 Helix pomatia var. lagarinae Adami, 1885 Helix pomatia var. lednicensis Brancsik, 1888 Helix pomatia var. luteola Kobelt, 1906 Helix pomatia var. pannonica Kobelt, 1906 Helix pomatia var. pedemontana Kobelt, 1907 Helix pomatia var. piceata Gredler, 1890 Helix pomatia var. pulskyana Hazay, 1880 Helix pomatia var. radiata Ulicny, 1885 Helix pomatia var. sabulosa Hazay, 1880 Helix pomatia var. serbica Kobelt, 1906 Helix pomatia var. solitaria Hazay, 1880 Helix pomatia var. transsylvanica Kobelt, 1906 Helix promaeca Bourguignat, 1882 Helix pyrgia Bourguignat, 1882 Helix scalaris O. F. Müller, 1774 Helix segalaunica Sayn, 1888