page_title: Helicidae
section_title: Genera
hierarchical_section_title: Helicidae / Genera
caption_attribution_description: English: Iberus gualtieranus alonensis, Alfara de Carles (near Tortosa), Tarragona, Spain Español: Iberus gualtieranus alonensis, Alfara de Carles (cerca de Tortosa), Tarragona, Spain
context_page_description: Helicidae is a large, diverse family of small to large, air-breathing land snails, sometimes called the "typical snails."
  A number of species in this family are valued as food items, including Cornu aspersum the brown or garden snail, and Helix pomatia the "escargot". The biologies of these two species in particular have been thoroughly studied and documented.
context_section_description: The family Helicidae contains 3 subfamilies (according to molecular phylogenetic analyses):
caption: Iberus gualtieranus alonensis
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