On the following pages, European terrestrial snails are described in selected groups (families and subfamilies), as far as sufficient picture material is available.
![]() [1] Helicid snails (Helicidae I, Ariantinae) |
![]() [2] Helicid snails (Helicidae II, Helicinae) |
![]() [3] Helicid snails (Helicidae III, Mediterranean species) |
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![]() [4] Bush snails (Bradybaenidae) |
![]() [5] Leaf snails (Hygromiidae) |
![]() [6] Heath snails (Helicella, Xerolenta, Cernuella) |
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![]() [7] Cheese snails (Helicodontidae) |
![]() [8] Disc snails (Patulidae) |
![]() [9] True glass snails (Zonitidae) |
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![]() [10] Glass snails (Vitrinidae) |
![]() [11] Daudebardias (Daudebardiinae) |
![]() [12] Hive snails (Euconulidae) |
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![]() [13] Grass snails (Valloniidae) |
![]() [14] Door snails (Clausiliidae) |
![]() [15] Bulin snails (Enidae) |
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![]() [16] Pillar snails (Cochlicopidae) |
![]() [17] Ground snails (Ferussaciidae) |
![]() [18] Whorl snails (Vertiginidae) |
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![]() [19] Chrysalis snails (Pupillidae) |
![]() [20] Chrysalis snails (Lauriidae) |
![]() [21] Dot snails (Punctidae) |
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![]() [22] Amber snails (Succineidae) |
![]() [23] Keel back slugs (Limacidae) |
![]() [24] Thorn snails (Carychiidae) |
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![]() [25] Round mouthed snails (Pomatiidae) |
![]() [26] Cochlostomas (Cochlostomatidae) |
![]() [27] Needle snails (Aciculidae) |
Photographers: [3]: Andreas Gruber; [9]: Andrew Lewington; [10]: Andreas Heidl; [11]: Jiří Novák; [12], [24], [27]: Alain Bertrand; [17]: Michal Maňas; [15]: Roland Bodenmann; [25]: Michael Stemmer; [16]: Alexander Mrkvicka; [13], [19], [21], [26]: Stefan Haller; [20]: Kristiina Ovaska. Remaining pictures: Robert Nordsieck.