Helix pomatia

Helix pomatia, common names the Burgundy snail, Roman snail, edible snail or escargot, is a species of large, edible, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae. It is a European species. In the English language it is called by the French name escargot when used in cooking (escargot literally means 'snail'). Although this species is highly prized as a food it is difficult to cultivate and rarely farmed commercially.

Distribution

Distribution of Helix pomatia includes:

Southeastern and central Europe:

Germany – Listed as a specially protected species in annex 1 of the Bundesartenschutzverordnung.

Austria

Czech Republic – least concern species (LC): Its conservation status in 2004–2006 is favourable (FV) in the report for the European commission in accordance with the Habitats Directive.

Poland

Slovakia

Hungary

Romania

In southwestern Bulgaria up to an altitude of more than 1600 m.

Northern and central Balkans

Slovenia

Croatia

Bosnia & Herzegovina

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