Helicigona lapicida is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.
Subspecies:

• Helicigona lapicida andorrica (Bourguignat, 1876)
• Helicigona lapicida lapicida (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anatomy: This species of snail makes and uses love darts during mating.

Distribution: This species is native to Europe, especially Central Europe.

Ecology: Helicigona lapicida is known to feed selectively on certain lichens inhabiting rocky substrates, including the crustose lichen species Verrucaria nigrescens.

Shell description: The shell of this species is approximately 20 mm in maximum dimension. The periphery of the shell is sharply keeled. There is a wide umbilicus. The peristome around the aperture is white and strongly reflected and lipped.
The shell color is grey-brown with some red brown patches.