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Copse snail

Arianta arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The copse snail (Arianta arbustorum) is a species in the family Helicidae.

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Quick facts about the copse snail

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 copse snail live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the copse snail as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Latvia
  2. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the copse snail 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 copse snail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. familyHelicidae
  5. genusArianta
  6. SpeciesArianta arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Arianta arbustorum var. roseolabiata, Helicigona arbustorum, Helix arbustorum, Helix arbustorum var. gotlandica, Helix arbustorum var. icterica, Helix arbustorum var. jetschini, Helix arbustorum var. marmorata, Helix arbustorum var. oelandica, Helix arbustorum var. pallida, Helix arbustorum var. roseolabiata, Helix arbustorum var. septentrionalis, Helix arbustorum var. trochiformis, Helix arbustorum var. trochoidalis, Helix feroeli, Helix musdorfensis, Helix rufescens, Helix thamnivaga

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • Orchard snailEnglish
  • Plantation AriantaEnglish
  • plamatka lesníCzech
  • KratsneglDanish
  • BaumschneckeGerman
  • Harilik kiritiguEstonian
  • lehtokotiloFinnish
  • Escargot taveléFrench
  • MrljacCroatian
  • Márványozott csigaHungarian
  • LyngbobbiIcelandic
  • Chiocciola degli arbustiItalian
  • サヤガタドイツマイマイJapanese
  • Taškuotoji ariantaLithuanian
  • Raibais vīngliemezisLatvian
  • krattsneglNorwegian Bokmål
  • HeesterslakDutch
  • krattsnigelNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Ślimak zaroślowyPolish
  • Древесная улиткаRussian
  • arianta škvrnitáSlovak
  • Мермераст пужSerbian
  • fläcklundsnäckaSwedish
  • Аріанта деревнаUkrainian
  • BaumschnirkelschneckeGerman
  • Gefleckte SchnirkelschneckeGerman
  • Hélice des arbustesFrench
  • Hélice des boisFrench
  • Равлик деревнийUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the copse snail

Other species in the same genus Arianta.

CompareCopse snail vs Arianta aethyopsCopse snail vs Arianta canigonensisCopse snail vs Arianta chamaeleonCopse snail vs Arianta frangepanii

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the copse snail an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the copse snail as introduced in 2 countries: Latvia and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Copse snail (Arianta arbustorum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/copse-snail

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“Copse snail (Arianta arbustorum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/copse-snail.

BibTeX
@misc{copse_snail_2026,
  title = {Copse snail (Arianta arbustorum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/copse-snail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}