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Terrestrial Snails of Europe

On the following pages, European terrestrial snails are described in selected groups (families and subfamilies), as far as sufficient picture material is available.


Helicid snails (Helicidae) [1] [2] [3]
  Fortbewegung der Weinbergschnecke
Roman snails (Helix etc., Helicidae)
     

Leaf snails (Hygromiidae)
 
Heath snails (Helicellinae)
     

Cheese snails (Helicodontidae)
 
Disc snails (Patulidae)
     

Glass snails (Vitrinidae)
 
Amber snails (Succineidae)
     

Door snails (Clausiliidae)
 
Keelback slugs (Limacidae)

Glass snail picture by friendly courtesy of Andreas Heidl, Roman snail picture by Cornelia Kothmayer, all other pictures by Robert Nordsieck.