10 Facts About Cornu aspersum

One such genus is Cornu aspersum, which is appropriate if the species is considered as congeneric with the species previously known as Helix aperta.

Previously there was debate whether Cornu aspersum was a valid generic name, but a 2015 ruling has confirmed that it is so.

Cornu aspersum is one of the species that uses love darts during mating.

Cornu aspersum is native to the Mediterranean region and its present range stretches from northwest Africa and Iberia, eastwards to Asia Minor and Egypt, and northwards to Britain.

Cornu aspersum is a typically anthropochorous species; it has been spread to many geographical regions by humans, either deliberately or accidentally.

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The name Cornu aspersum maximum has been applied to a large form kept in heliculture, but this is genetically distinct from large Algerian forms earlier given this name.

Cornu aspersum is a primarily a herbivore with a wide range of host plants.

Cornu aspersum has gained some popularity as the chief ingredient in skin creams and gels sold in the US.

Secretions of Cornu aspersum produced under stress have skin-regenerative properties because of antioxidant superoxide dismutase and glutathione S-transferase activities.

Mucus of Cornu aspersum contains a rich source of substances that can be used to treat biotic human diseases.