Cornu aspersum (O. F. Müller, 1774)
(Garden Snail, Common Garden Snail)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCornu aspersum (Garden Snail, Common Garden Snail)
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 Cornu aspersum (Garden Snail, Common Garden Snail) :
1: Cornu aspersum (Garden Snail, Common Garden Snail)
8 Mar 2003 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Snails hibernating in cleft in Ash tree
Image 1: Snails hibernating in cleft in trunkImage 2: Snails hibernating in cleft in trunk (2)Image 3: Snails hibernating in cleft in trunk - close-upImage 4: Snails hibernating in cleft in trunk - close-up (2)
2: Cornu aspersum (Garden Snail, Common Garden Snail)
29 May 1977 OSGR: SU73 51° 0’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Shell
3: Cornu aspersum (Garden Snail, Common Garden Snail)
9 May 1975 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Lip and antennae - close-up - enlarged
4: Cornu aspersum (Garden Snail, Common Garden Snail)
13 Apr 1975 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Dark form - shell - side viewImage 2: Pale form - shell - side view
5: Cornu aspersum (Garden Snail, Common Garden Snail)
20 May 1967 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Shell 1 - top viewImage 2: Shell 1 - underside and mouthImage 3: Shell 2 - top viewImage 4: Shell 2 - underside and mouth

Cornu aspersum (Garden Snail, Common Garden Snail) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cornu aspersum (Garden Snail, Common Garden Snail)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cornu aspersum (Garden Snail, Common Garden Snail)
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