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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Helicidae
Subfamily: Helicinae
Tribe: Helicini
Genus: Helix

Helix pomatia, known commonly as the Burgundy snail, Roman snail, edible snail or escargot, is a European species of large air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae.

Common name(s): Burgundy snail, Roman snail, Edible snail, Escargot
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