Cepaea nemoralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Brown Lipped Snail, Brown-lipped Snail)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCepaea nemoralis (Brown Lipped Snail, Brown-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 nemoralis (Brown Lipped Snail, Brown-lipped Snail) :
1: Cepaea nemoralis (Brown Lipped Snail, Brown-lipped Snail)
29 May 2017 OSIGR: M00 Vice County: Clare (VC H09) Eire
Y00300 morph, on limestone pavement
Image 1: Animal - dorsal viewImage 2: Animal - lateral (body whorl) viewImage 3: Shell - undersideImage 4: Shell - mouth - enlarged
2: Cepaea nemoralis (Brown Lipped Snail, Brown-lipped Snail)
20 May 2007 OSGR: TL99 52° 30’ N, 0° 50’ E Vice County: West Norfolk (VC 28) England
mating pair on decorticate birch log
Image 1: Mating pair - dorsal view - adjacent to courtship areaImage 2: Mating pair - lateral view - close-upImage 3: Mating pair - latero-dorsal view - close-up
3: Cepaea nemoralis (Brown Lipped Snail, Brown-lipped Snail)
5 Aug 2000 OSGR: SU88 51° 30’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under fallen rotted stump
Image 1: Shell - mouth viewImage 2: Shell - mouth view (2)Image 3: Shell - top viewImage 4: Shell - top view (2)Image 5: Two shells
4: Cepaea nemoralis (Brown Lipped Snail, Brown-lipped Snail)
12 Sep 1974 OSGR: SE75 53° 60’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61) England
Mating pair
Image 1: Mating pairImage 2: Mating pair (2)
5: Cepaea nemoralis (Brown Lipped Snail, Brown-lipped Snail)
23 Jun 1972 OSGR: SE86 54° 0’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61) England
various banding forms
Image 1: P00000 - juvenile - active - side viewImage 2: Y(12)3(45), dark lip - active - side viewImage 3: Y00000, dark lip - active - side viewImage 4: Y12345, dark lip - active - side viewImage 5: Y12345, dark lip - active - top viewImage 6: Y:2345, dark lip - active - side viewImage 7: Yf0345, dark lip - active - side viewImage 8: Yf0345, dark lip - active - top viewImage 9: Yf0345, dark lip - animal - enlarged
6: Cepaea nemoralis (Brown Lipped Snail, Brown-lipped Snail)
9 May 1972 OSGR: SE75 53° 60’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61) England
mating pair
Image 1: Mating pair
7: Cepaea nemoralis (Brown Lipped Snail, Brown-lipped Snail)
10 Mar 1972 OSGR: SE75 53° 60’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61) England
Y12345, hibernating juvenile
Image 1: In situ
8: Cepaea nemoralis (Brown Lipped Snail, Brown-lipped Snail)
14 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ31 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
P00000
Image 1: Active
9: Cepaea nemoralis (Brown Lipped Snail, Brown-lipped Snail)
9 Jul 1971 OSGR: TQ31 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
B00000, aestivating
Image 1: Top view
10: Cepaea nemoralis (Brown Lipped Snail, Brown-lipped Snail)
25 Jun 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Broken shells on Song Thrush’s anvil
Image 1: Broken shells on Song Thrush\'s anvilImage 2: Broken shells on Song Thrush\'s anvil (2)
11: Cepaea nemoralis (Brown Lipped Snail, Brown-lipped 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 - side viewImage 4: Shell 2 - underside and mouth

Cepaea nemoralis (Brown Lipped Snail, Brown-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 nemoralis (Brown Lipped Snail, Brown-lipped Snail)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cepaea nemoralis (Brown Lipped Snail, Brown-lipped Snail)
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