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title: "Vineyard Snail"
description: "Cernuella virgata — Inne zwierzęta. Cernuella virgata, also known as Helicella virgata, common name, the \"vineyard snail\", is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Geomitridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/vineyard-snail-cernuella-virgata
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Vineyard Snail

> Cernuella virgata — Inne zwierzęta. Cernuella virgata, also known as Helicella virgata, common name, the "vineyard snail",  is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Geomitridae.

- Scientific name: *Cernuella virgata*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola)
- iNaturalist observations: 6191
- Wikidata: [Q3073998](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3073998)
- iNaturalist taxon: [118886](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/118886)

## Names

- en: Vineyard Snail
- de: Mittelmeer-Heideschnecke
- fr: Caragouille globuleuse
- nl: Bolle duinslak

## Countries with the most observations

AU (890), ES (828), GB (601), FR (588), GR (215), TR (103), IT (98), NL (88), PT (64), BE (43), IE (42), RS (35)

## Summary

Cernuella virgata, also known as Helicella virgata, common name, the "vineyard snail",  is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Geomitridae.
This species of snail makes and uses love darts.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cernuella_virgata

## Photo

![Vineyard Snail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/vineyard-snail-cernuella-virgata/medium.jpg)

Photo: mathieudenat · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/250926539

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/vineyard-snail-cernuella-virgata?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).