Helicidae Essays

  • Garden Snail Research Paper

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    Cornu aspersum, commonly known as the garden snail (Helix aspersa) is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the Helicidae family. These snails are native to the Mediterranean area and Western Europe, but they now have been spread everywhere around the world, except Antarctica. They also happen to reside in various parts of the world, where they are an agricultural pest. The garden snails have a muscular ventral foot that makes wave-shaped motions made by muscular contraction to make the