Helix pomatia
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Helix pomatia, common names the Burgundy snail, Roman snail, edible snail or escargot, is a species of large, edible, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae. It is a European species.
This species is frequently farmed, and is called by the French name escargot when it is used in cooking.
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