What Animal Lives Where

Where has the White-lipped Snail been recorded?

Cepaea hortensis occurrence evidence comes from 17,981 records in 31 countries and territories, from 1882 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.

GastropodaStylommatophoraHelicidaeCepaea

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

17,981 records across 31 countries and territories, 1882–2026.

Cepaea hortensis · GBIF taxon key 2294279

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: July.

7 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18822026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where White-lipped Snail has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for White-lipped Snail. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Sweden 14,458
Austria 1,084
United Kingdom 1,034
Germany 587
Luxembourg 272
Belgium 114
United States 92
Canada 78
France 54
Czechia 34
Denmark 25
Norway 22
Slovakia 22
Latvia 17
Switzerland 15
Finland 14
Russia 12
Ireland 9
Spain 8
Estonia 6
Netherlands 6
Italy 5
Hungary 3
Liechtenstein 2
Ukraine 2
Andorra 1
Belarus 1
Cuba 1
Croatia 1
Lithuania 1
Poland 1

Related animals

Others in the family Helicidae.

Roman Snail
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12,161 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.