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Helix pomatia 89a🐚

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SpeciesStylommatophoraHelicidae
Molluscs

🐚Helix pomatia

Helix pomatia Linnaeus, 1758

El caracol romano (Helix pomatia), también conocido por el nombre de caracol de Borgoña y caracol de viña entre otros, es una especie de gasterópodo pulmonado de la familia Helicidae, de vida terrestre. Son grandes; junto con el caracol común de jardín es una de las especies de más amplia distribución, siendo una de las especies más extendidas por Europa y habiendo sido introducida en América del Norte.​ Es frecuentemente cosechado, y a veces al ser cocinado se usa su nombre francés, escargot.

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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumMollusca
  3. ›classGastropoda
  4. ›orderStylommatophora
  5. ›familyHelicidae
  6. ›genusHelix
  7. ›speciesHelix pomatia
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  1. phylumMolluscs · Mollusca
  2. classSnails & slugs · Gastropoda
  3. familyHelicidae
  4. genusHelix
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumMolluscs · Mollusca
  3. classSnails & slugs · Gastropoda
  4. superfamilyHelicoidea
  5. familyHelicidae
  6. genusHelix
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hlemýžď zahradní (cs), viinimäkikotilo (fi), Helix pomatia (fr), vinbergsnegl (nb), wijngaardslak (nl), vinbergssnäcka (sv) … and 23 more languages
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