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Broad-lipped drop

Helicina platychila (Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1824)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The broad-lipped drop (Helicina platychila) is a species in the family Helicinidae, order Cycloneritida.

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Quick facts about the broad-lipped drop

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the broad-lipped drop live?

Not recorded

Is the broad-lipped drop endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the broad-lipped drop classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderCycloneritida
  5. familyHelicinidae
  6. genusHelicina
  7. SpeciesHelicina platychila (Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1824)

Synonyms Helicina epistilia, Helicina platychila, Helicina striatula, Helix platychilos, Helix unicolor

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Hélicine à labre épaisFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the broad-lipped drop

Other species in the same genus Helicina.

Angled dome

Helicina amoena

HelicinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the broad-lipped drop?

The broad-lipped drop (Helicina platychila) belongs to the family Helicinidae in the order Cycloneritida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Broad-lipped drop (Helicina platychila). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-lipped-drop

MLA

“Broad-lipped drop (Helicina platychila).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-lipped-drop.

BibTeX
@misc{broad_lipped_drop_2026,
  title = {Broad-lipped drop (Helicina platychila)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-lipped-drop},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}