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OverviewAI-generated
The Grove snail, also known as the banded wood snail, is a species of land snail. Its scientific name is *Cepaea nemoralis*, a taxon name established by Linnaeus in 1758. The species belongs to the family Helicidae within the order Stylommatophora. It is classified under the class Gastropoda and the phylum Mollusca. The taxon is part of the genus *Cepaea* and holds an accepted status in biological nomenclature.
Other common names for this organism include páskovka hajní, Wstężyk gajowy, and Brown Lipped Snail. The IUCN Red List assesses the conservation status of the Grove snail as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2025.
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Species
Least Concernbanded wood snail
Species
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderStylommatophora
- FamilyHelicidae
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Encyclopedic overview
Cepaea nemoralis, the grove snail, brown-lipped snail or lemon snail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc. Cepaea nemoralis is the type species of the genus Cepaea.
The species is one of the most common large land snails in Europe and has been introduced to North America. It is used as a model organism in ecological genetics, including in citizen science projects.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Grove snail” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.