A large family of land snails that includes the common garden snail and other spiral-shelled species.
From 'helix' (referring to the spiral shell) combined with '-idae,' the Latin suffix used in taxonomy for animal families. Established in scientific classification.
Garden snails in the Helicidae family can produce mucus trails at about 50 meters per hour of production—they literally paint the ground with their path, which also helps other snails find food sources!
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