Grove snail
Cepaea nemoralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
LCLeast Concernsnails and slugs
The grove snail (Cepaea nemoralis) is a snail in the class Gastropoda and the family Helicidae, part of the phylum Mollusca. It belongs to the subfamily Helicinae, the tribe Allognathini and the genus Cepaea, and its scientific name is credited to (Linnaeus, 1758).
Quick facts about the grove snail
Other English names for it include Grovesnail, Banded wood snail, Brown lipped snail, Brown-lipped snail and Larger banded snail. The IUCN Red List assesses the grove snail globally as Least Concern (LC), which is not a threatened category.
- 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
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the grove snail
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Where does the grove snail live?
Not recorded
What is the grove snail?
Cepaea nemoralis, the grove snail, brown-lipped snail or lemon snail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc. Cepaea nemoralis is the type species of the genus Cepaea.
The species is one of the most common large land snails in Europe and has been introduced to North America. It is used as a model organism in ecological genetics, including in citizen science projects.
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Is the grove snail endangered?
The grove snail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the grove snail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda
- familyHelicidae
- genusCepaea
- SpeciesCepaea nemoralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Cepaea nemoralis, Helicogena libellula, Helix adamii, Helix cisalpina, Helix erjaveci, Helix leucostoma, Helix nemoralis, Helix nemoralis, Helix nemoralis var. conoidea, Helix subaustriaca
Other names and names in other languages (52)
- Banded wood snailEnglish
- Brown lipped snailEnglish
- Brown lipped snailEnglish
- Brown-lipped snailEnglish
- English garden snailEnglish
- GrovesnailEnglish
- Larger banded snailEnglish
- cascoxu rayón prietuAsturian
- Caragol llistat de boscCatalan
- páskovka hajníCzech
- lundsneglDanish
- HainbänderschneckeGerman
- Hain-BänderschneckeGerman
- Hain-SchnirkelschneckeGerman
- HainSchnirkelschneckeGerman
- Schwarzmündige BänderschneckeGerman
- Caracol moroSpanish
- Salu-vööttiguEstonian
- baso barraskiloBasque
- tummatarhakotiloFinnish
- Escargot des boisFrench
- Escargot des haiesFrench
- Tamnousni živičnjakCroatian
- ligeti csigaHungarian
- sötétszájú ligeticsigaHungarian
- Elice nemoraleItalian
- Chiocciola dei boschiItalian
- Chiocciola limoneItalian
- Chiocciola nemoraleItalian
- モリノオウシュウマイマイJapanese
- Rudalūpė dryžėLithuanian
- Miškinė juostasraigėLithuanian
- Birztalas vīngliemezisLatvian
- stor hagesneglNorwegian Bokmål
- tuinslakDutch
- gewone tuinslakDutch
- Zwartgerande tuinslakDutch
- lundsnigelNorwegian Nynorsk
- ObiimiskodisiiOjibwa
- Wstężyk gajowyPolish
- Caracol-riscadoPortuguese
- Цепея леснаяRussian
- Лесная улиткаRussian
- Улитка дубравнаяRussian
- pásikavec hájovýSlovak
- Gozdni polžSlovenian
- mali vrtni polžSlovenian
- Пољски пужSerbian
- parksnäckaSwedish
- Koru SalyangozuTurkish
- Цепея лісоваUkrainian
- 森林蔥蝸牛Chinese
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Relatives of the grove snail
Other species in the same genus Cepaea.
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Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the grove snail?
The grove snail is a mollusc in the snails and slugs group, classified in the class Gastropoda and the family Helicidae.
What is the scientific name of the grove snail?
The grove snail's scientific name is Cepaea nemoralis, placed in the genus Cepaea.
Who named Cepaea nemoralis and when?
The authority for Cepaea nemoralis is written as (Linnaeus, 1758).
Is the grove snail endangered?
No. The grove snail is listed as Least Concern (LC) in a global IUCN assessment, which is not a threatened category.
What other names does the grove snail have?
It is also called Grovesnail, Banded wood snail, Brown lipped snail, Brown-lipped snail and Larger banded snail.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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