Helicella itala

Helicella itala
	shell of Helicella itala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia; clade Euthyneura; clade Panpulmonata; clade Eupulmonata; clade Stylommatophora; informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:	Helicoidea
Family:	Geomitridae
Genus:	Helicella
Species:	H. itala
Binomial name
	Helicella itala; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Helicella (Helicella) itala (Linnaeus, 1758); Helix itala Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination);

Helicella itala is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.

The English common name for this species is Heath snail.

Subspecies

Helicella itala itala (Linnaeus, 1758)
Helicella itala pampelonensis (A. Schmidt, 1855)

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