Adult snails weigh about 20–25 g.
The width of the shell is 35–60 mm. The height of the shell is 25–45 mm.
The diameter of the egg is 4.4 mm. Juvenile snails that are two to three months old weigh 0.5–0.9 g.
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Korábek O., Juřičková L., Balashov I., Petrusek A. The contribution of ancient and modern anthropogenic introductions to the colonization of Europe by the land snail Helix lucorum Linnaeus, 1758 (Helicidae) // Contributions to Zoology. — 2018. — 87 (2). — P. 61—74. https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/ctoz/87/2/article-p61_1.xml
Korábek O., Juřičková L., Balashov I., Petrusek A. The contribution of ancient and modern anthropogenic introductions to the colonization of Europe by the land snail Helix lucorum Linnaeus, 1758 (Helicidae) // Contributions to Zoology. — 2018. — 87 (2). — P. 61—74. https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/ctoz/87/2/article-p61_1.xml
Korábek O., Juřičková L., Balashov I., Petrusek A. The contribution of ancient and modern anthropogenic introductions to the colonization of Europe by the land snail Helix lucorum Linnaeus, 1758 (Helicidae) // Contributions to Zoology. — 2018. — 87 (2). — P. 61—74. https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/ctoz/87/2/article-p61_1.xml
Korábek O., Juřičková L., Balashov I., Petrusek A. The contribution of ancient and modern anthropogenic introductions to the colonization of Europe by the land snail Helix lucorum Linnaeus, 1758 (Helicidae) // Contributions to Zoology. — 2018. — 87 (2). — P. 61—74. https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/ctoz/87/2/article-p61_1.xml
Korábek O., Juřičková L., Balashov I., Petrusek A. The contribution of ancient and modern anthropogenic introductions to the colonization of Europe by the land snail Helix lucorum Linnaeus, 1758 (Helicidae) // Contributions to Zoology. — 2018. — 87 (2). — P. 61—74. https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/ctoz/87/2/article-p61_1.xml
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