Cepaea hortensis (O. F. Müller, 1774)
(White-lipped Garden Snail, White-lipped Snail)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCepaea hortensis (White-lipped Garden Snail, White-lipped Snail)
GenusCepaea (banded snails)
FamilyHELICIDAE (typical snails)
OrderPULMONATA (slugs and snails)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cepaea hortensis (White-lipped Garden Snail, White-lipped Snail) :
1: Cepaea hortensis (White-lipped Garden Snail, White-lipped Snail)
11 Apr 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Bright yellow unbanded form, hibernating in garden
Image 1: Dorsal - enlargedImage 2: Hibernating - note epiphragm - enlargedImage 3: Ventral - after being active - enlargedImage 4: Ventral - starting to wake up - enlarged
2: Cepaea hortensis (White-lipped Garden Snail, White-lipped Snail)
1 May 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Whole collection - two views each shellImage 2: Y00000 - dead shell - top viewImage 3: Y00000 - dead shell - undersideImage 4: Y00000 - live - top viewImage 5: Y00000 - live - undersideImage 6: Y12345 - dead shell - undersideImage 7: Y12345 - dead shell - with split bandsm - top viewImage 8: Y12345 - live - top viewImage 9: Y12345 - live - undersideImage 10: Y1:345 - dead shell - top viewImage 11: Y1:345 - dead shell - underside
3: Cepaea hortensis (White-lipped Garden Snail, White-lipped Snail) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
23 Apr 1977 OSGR: SU74 51° 10’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Bright yellow form
Image 1: Animal - enlargedImage 2: Animal - side view - enlargedImage 3: Animal - side view - enlarged (2)Image 4: Shell - enlarged
4: Cepaea hortensis (White-lipped Garden Snail, White-lipped Snail)
9 May 1975 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Top view
5: Cepaea hortensis (White-lipped Garden Snail, White-lipped Snail)
22 Aug 1968 OSGR: TQ15 51° 10’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Animal - close-up

Cepaea hortensis (White-lipped Garden Snail, White-lipped Snail) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cepaea hortensis (White-lipped Garden Snail, White-lipped Snail)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cepaea hortensis (White-lipped Garden Snail, White-lipped Snail)
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