White-lipped snail

Also known as Cepaea hortensis, White-lipped banded snail

species of mollusc

OverviewAI-generated

The white-lipped snail, also referred to as the smaller banded snail, is a species of land snail. Its scientific name is *Cepaea hortensis*, and it belongs to the genus *Cepaea*. The organism is classified within the family Helicidae, order Stylommatophora, class Gastropoda, and phylum Mollusca. The taxon was originally described by O. F. Müller in 1774 and is currently accepted as a valid species.

The IUCN Red List assesses the conservation status of *Cepaea hortensis* as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2025. The species is known by several common names, including White Lipped Snail, Witgerande tuinslak, and páskovka keřová. It is referenced by 38 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 20 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, WoRMS, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

smaller banded snail

Species

PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderStylommatophora
FamilyHelicidae

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Cepaea
Image: White-lipped snail (Cepaea hortensis) on rhododendron.jpg

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Commons category: Cepaea hortensis
taxon rank: species
taxon name: Cepaea hortensis
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
Commons gallery: Cepaea hortensis
taxon common name: cascoxu rayón blancu
short name: C. hortensis

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Encyclopedic overview

The white-lipped snail or garden banded snail, scientific name Cepaea hortensis, is a large species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helicidae. The only other species in the genus is Cepaea nemoralis.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “White-lipped snail” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.