Name

Cornu

garden snail

Framing

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Subclass: Heterobranchia

Infraclass: Pulmonata

Order: Stylomatophora

Genus: Cornu

Habitat

Terrestrial, ground-dwelling, epigean. Under the stones (possibly). Related to vegetation in humid environments.

Feeding

Feed on solid things, macrophagous feeder. Solitary, mobile, free-living, phytophagous.

Distribution

Widely distributed throughout most of Spain. Frequent in our area.

Conservation status

Of gastronomic interest, but without any preservation problems.

Additional information

Thin, globular shell up to 50 mm. Chestnut coloured with five dark bands.