Helix albescens · B.inomen

Helix albescens, a reference photo — Photo: teteria sonnna from Obukhiv, Ukraine · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Helix albescens is a species of large air-breathing land snail from eastern Europe belonging to the family Helicidae.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Helix albescens being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Helix secernenda
Helix cincta
Helix figulina
Helix straminea
Helix nucula
Helix engaddensis

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Helicidae
Genus: Helix
Species: Helix albescens

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