Helix mazzullii

Helix mazzullii, also known as Cantareus mazzullii or Cornu mazzullii, is a species of large, edible, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.

Helix mazzullii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Helicidae
Genus:
Helix
Species:
H. mazzullii
Binomial name
Helix mazzullii
(De Cristofori & Jan, 1832)
Synonyms

Cantareus mazzullii
Cornu mazzullii

This species is endemic to Italy. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References
  1. Manganelli, G. 2000. Cantareus mazzullii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived 27 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 6 August 2007.


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