Biology:Helicinae

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Short description: Subfamily of land snails

Helicinae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Helicidae
Subfamily: Helicinae
Rafinesque, 1815
Type genus
Helix
Linnaeus, 1758
Tribes
  • Helicini
  • Allognathini
  • Maculariini
  • Thebini

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.[1][2]

The subfamily contains the largest helicids, and includes widely known, widespread species like the garden snail, grove snail, white garden snail, chocolate-band snail or the Roman snail.[citation needed]

References


Wikidata ☰ Q16641509 entry