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Edible Snail
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Edible Snail 

(Helix pomatia), an invertebrate of the subclass Pulmonata of the class Gastropoda. The edible snail is widely found in Europe. It lives at the edges of forests, in parks, and in brush and spends the winter in the soil. It feeds on green leaves and humus. In southern and southwestern Europe both local and imported edible snails are consumed as food. Because of an increase in the consumption of edible snails, special breeding farms have been set up. The edible snail is not an agricultural pest.



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KEY WORDS: edible snails, diving fisheries, artisanal resources, north Patagonia INTRODUCTION Gastropods of the Volutidae family have been identified as a potential resource for artisanal diving and trawling fisheries in north patagonic gulfs (Ciocco 1995, Ciocco 1999) and for the semi-industrial trawling fleet centered in Mar del Plata (north coast of Argentina) (Lasta et al.
THERE are 116 varieties of edible snails, of which the handpicked Helix Pomatia or "TrAs Gros" is proclaimed to be the best.
Byline: By Paul Maunder South Wales Echo South Wales' only edible snails could be the secret ingredient in a fight against a housing development.
 
 
 
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