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Grove Snail (Cepaea nemoralis)

Mollusks

Grove Snail, also called the brown-lipped snail or lemon snail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk, and the type species of the genus Cepaea.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Herbivore 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Invasive or Introduced Species 3

Living or Extinct

Yes 4

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 5

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 1

Scientific Name

Cepaea nemoralis 4

Conservation Status

Least Concern 4

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Cepaea nemoralis

In Biome

Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Cepaea nemoralis

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Sources

1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Cepaea nemoralis

Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

Primary Diet, Cepaea nemoralis
Primary Diet herbivore herbivore
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
In Biome: Grassland, Terrestrial Biomes
Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. Cepaea nemoralis (Wikipedia)

article text (relationship to people), EntityId 326693

Quote, article text (relationship to people), EntityId 326693

The species is one of the most common large land snails in Europe and has been introduced to North America.

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4. Cepaea nemoralis (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q114893 (P225 taxon name)
Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q114893
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.

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5. NatureServe Explorer: Cepaea nemoralis

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Cepaea nemoralis

GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Helicidae, Taxon record

Quote, Child Taxon Of: Helicidae, Taxon record

"family": "Helicidae"

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