Cornu aspersum

Cornu aspersum
Garden snail (Cornu aspersum) on Limonium
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Helicidae
Subfamily:	Helicinae
Tribe:	Thebini
Genus:	Cornu
Species:	C. aspersum
Binomial name
Cornu aspersum (O. F. Müller, 1774)[2]
Synonyms[3]
Cantareus aspersus (O.F. Müller, 1774) Cochlea vulgaris da Costa, 1778 Cornu copiae Born, 1778 Cryptomphalus aspersus (O.F. Müller, 1774) Helix (Cryptomphalus) betae Trechmann, 1938 Helix (Pomatia) mazzulopsis Pilsbry, 1893 Helix aggerivaga Mabille, 1880 Helix aspersa O. F. Müller, 1774 †Helix depereti Locard, 1890 Helix rufescens O. G. Costa, 1839 Helix secunda O. G. Costa, 1839 Helix spumosa Lowe, 1861 Helix variegata Gmelin, 1791 Pomatia aspersa O. F. Müller, 1774 Serpula cornucopiae Gmelin, 1791

Cornu aspersum (syn. Helix aspersa, Cryptomphalus aspersus), known by the common name garden snail, is a species of land snail in the family Helicidae, which includes some of the most familiar land snails. Of all terrestrial molluscs, this species may well be the most widely known. It was classified under the name Helix aspersa for over two centuries, but the prevailing classification now places it in the genus Cornu.

The snail is relished as a food item in some areas, but it is also widely regarded as a pest in gardens and in agriculture, especially in regions where it has been introduced accidentally, and where snails are not usually considered to be a menu item.