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Edible Snail

Helix pomatia

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55.6514, 12.1978

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Helix pomatia is a European species, 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 called by the French name escargot when used in cooking.
These are the famous snails that some people eat.

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