Terrestrial and Freshwater Molluscs
Heliciculture is the process of farming or raising snails.
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called "vaqueta" in some parts of Spain, measures about 35mm across the shell. |
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Ghakrux Ragel; Brown garden snail |
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white-lip gardensnail; White-lipped Grove Snail; the garden snail |
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native
to central and northern Europe; Introduced into Maine Massachusetts, and
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Grovesnail, Brown-lipped
snail, wood snail,or the Spanish "vaqueta" |
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Central
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Adana snail |
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Turkey
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?? This could be the Helix pomata snail
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Common Brown
Snail, Citrus Brown Common Snail
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The edible European Brown Snail or Brown Garden Snail (Helix asperas), is the common garden snail or French "Escargot" which is considered a pest in gardens and yards all over the USA, especially in California. Also known in France as the Petit Gris or Vineyard snail, it was probably first brought to the North American continent about 1850. | ||||||
Crete, Turkey
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Australia,
Belgium, Brasil, China, France, Korea, Spain,
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also known as
the French "petit gris," "small grey snail," the
"escargot chagrine," or "La Zigrinata" One source says that it's the most tender snail, rarest and tasties |
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the Gros-Gris; brown gardensnail |
Very prolific and highly appreciated in both domestic and international markets. This species of snails can be raised in cold and mild climates. Adult weight for slaughtering is around 15 gms. URL | |||||||
native
to the shores of the Mediterranean and up the coast of Spain and France
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burrowing snail; green gardensnail; green escargot snail; Crete it is called "murmúri " ; Roman grunting snail; Japan: MIDORI-ESUKARUGO |
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meat is highly prized
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native
to France, Italy, and Mediterranean countries and has become established
in California and Louisiana
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Lescargot grec |
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native
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Vineyard snail or Milk snail or Spanish snail
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Morocco, Spain, Spread: North America, South America |
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sometimes called the "vineyard snail," "milk snail," or "Spanish snail" |
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Turk snail; sometimes "escargo turc," |
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Yugoslavia
through the Crimea to Turkey and around the Black Sea
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wood snail, the |
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Edible Snail; Bourgogne
Snail; Roman Snail |
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called "vaqueta" in some parts of Spain |
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Mediterranean countries
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Helix
vermiculata
(Müller 1774) Syn:
Chocolate
Band Snail; Eobania v. or Helix v., the "vinyala," "mongeta,"
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the rigatella snail, noodle snail |
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native to the Mediterranean region, especially to Turkey and Crete. - introduced into Louisiana and Texas
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the Spanish "cabretes" or "xona fina," |
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NEVADA. SPAIN (PROTECTED UNDER SPANISH LAW) Overcollected as food or populations vanishing due to disappearance of favorite habitats? |
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Morocco, Spain, Spread: North America, South America |
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sometimes called the "vineyard snail," "milk snail," or "Spanish snail" |
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"vaqueta" in some parts of Spain |
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Sandhill
Snail; white
gardensnail; cargol
avellanenc
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Native
to Sicily, it has been spread to several European countries, including
England.
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This is a new counter system set up by Globel on December 01, 2002 |