White-lipped snail
Cepaea hortensis (O. F. Müller, 1774)
LCLeast Concernsnails and slugs
The white-lipped snail (Cepaea hortensis) is a mollusc in the snails and slugs group, belonging to the family Helicidae and the class Gastropoda. It is placed in the genus Cepaea, tribe Allognathini and subfamily Helicinae, and its scientific name authority is (O. F. Müller, 1774).
Quick facts about the white-lipped snail
Other English names include Garden banded snail, Smaller banded snail, White-lip gardensnail and White-lipped grove snail. The global IUCN Red List assessment lists it as Least Concern (LC), which is not an IUCN 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 white-lipped snail
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Where does the white-lipped snail live?
Not recorded
What is the white-lipped snail?
The white-lipped snail or garden banded snail, scientific name Cepaea hortensis, is a large species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helicidae. The only other species in the genus is Cepaea nemoralis.
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Is the white-lipped snail endangered?
The white-lipped 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
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How is the white-lipped snail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumMollusca
- classGastropoda
- familyHelicidae
- genusCepaea
- SpeciesCepaea hortensis (O. F. Müller, 1774)
Synonyms Cepaea hortensis, Helix hortensis, Helix hortensis arenicola, Helix hortensis var. arenicola, Helix hortensis var. bicolor, Helix hortensis var. bicolor, Helix hortensis var. dichroa, Helix hortensis var. luteahybrida, Helix hortensis var. subalbida, Helix hortensis var. subglobosa, Helix hortensis var. trochoidea, Helix intermedia, Helix subglobosa
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- Garden banded snailEnglish
- Smaller banded snailEnglish
- White lipped snailEnglish
- White lipped snailEnglish
- White-lip gardensnailEnglish
- White-lipped banded snailEnglish
- White-lipped banded snailEnglish
- White-lipped grove snailEnglish
- cascoxu rayón blancuAsturian
- páskovka keřováCzech
- HavesneglDanish
- Garten-BänderschneckeGerman
- Garten-SchnirkelschneckeGerman
- GartenschnirkelschneckeGerman
- Weißmündige BänderschneckeGerman
- Võsa-vööttiguEstonian
- valkohuulitarhakotiloFinnish
- valkotarhakotiloFinnish
- Escargot des jardinsFrench
- Blijedousni živičnjakCroatian
- Kerti csigaHungarian
- Fehérszájú kerticsigaHungarian
- Chiocciola degli ortiItalian
- ニワノオウシュウマイマイJapanese
- Šviesialūpė dryžėLithuanian
- Dārza vīngliemezisLatvian
- hagesneglNorwegian Bokmål
- Witgerande tuinslakDutch
- hagesnigelNorwegian Nynorsk
- Wstężyk ogrodowyPolish
- Цепея садоваяRussian
- pásikavec meňavýSlovak
- Баштенски пужSerbian
- trädgårdssnäckaSwedish
- Цепея садоваUkrainian
- 花園蔥蝸牛Chinese
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Relatives of the white-lipped 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 is the scientific name of the white-lipped snail?
The scientific name of the white-lipped snail is Cepaea hortensis, in the genus Cepaea.
What kind of animal is the white-lipped snail?
The white-lipped snail is a mollusc in the snails and slugs group. It belongs to the class Gastropoda and the family Helicidae.
Is the white-lipped snail endangered?
No. The white-lipped snail is listed as Least Concern (LC) in the global IUCN Red List assessment, which is not an IUCN threatened category.
What are other names for the white-lipped snail?
Other English names are White lipped snail, Garden banded snail, Smaller banded snail, White-lip gardensnail and White-lipped grove snail.
What family does the white-lipped snail belong to?
The white-lipped snail belongs to the family Helicidae, subfamily Helicinae and tribe Allognathini.
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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