Biology:Helix borealis

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Short description: Land snail species

Helix borealis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Helicidae
Genus: Helix
Species:
H. borealis
Binomial name
Helix borealis
Mousson, 1859

Helix borealis is a species of large, air-breathing land snail native to Greece and the south-west of Anatolia. It is characterized by brown to dark brown margins of the shell aperture. For decades, the species has been considered synonymous with Helix cincta.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14630973 entry