Cornu (gastropod)

This article is about the genus of snails. For the Roman instrument, see Cornu (horn).

Cornu
Garden snail (Cornu aspersum) on Limonium
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Helicidae
Subfamily:	Helicinae
Tribe:	Thebini
Genus:	Cornu Born, 1778
Species [1]
Cornu aspersum (O. F. Müller, 1774) Cornu cephalaeditana (Giannuzzi-Savelli, Sparacio & Oliva, 1986) Cornu cretense Hausdorf, Bamberger & Walther, 2020 Cornu insolida (Monterosato, 1892) Cornu mazzullii (De Cristofori & Jan, 1832)
Synonyms [1]
Cornu (Cornu) Born, 1778 Cornu (Erctella) Monterosato, 1894 Cryptomphalus Charpentier, 1837 Erctella Monterosato, 1894 Helix (Cornu) Born, 1778 Helix (Cryptomphalus) Charpentier, 1837

Cornu is a genus of land snails in the family Helicidae. ^[1]

Species

Species in this genus include, as of 2025: ^[1]

• Cornu aspersum (O. F. Müller, 1774)
• Cornu cephalaeditana (Giannuzzi-Savelli, Sparacio & Oliva, 1986)
• Cornu cretense Hausdorf, Bamberger & Walther, 2020
• Cornu insolida (Monterosato, 1892)
• Cornu mazzullii (De Cristofori & Jan, 1832)

References

1. "Cornu". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 27 September 2022.