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Snails
Parts of a snail
Common snail identification guide
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Shell length greater than width
shell wider than long
Shell longer than wide
shell opening less than half the length of shell -
Cochlicopa lubrica
, glossy pillar
Cochlicopa lubrica
, glossy pillar
Shell opening half or more the length of the shell -
Succineidae,
amber snails
Succineidae
, amber snails
Shell wider than long
mottled, banded, or striped shell
without mottling, stripes, or bands, shell basically of one color
Mottled, banded, or striped shell
1. Edge of shell angled or narrowly rounded-
Candidula intersecta
,
wrinkled dune snail
Candidula intersecta
, wrinkled dune snail
2. Edge of shell evenly rounded and...
...body cream to tan. Umbilicus partially to completely covered-
Cepaea nemoralis
,
grove snail
Cepaea nemoralis
, grove snail
...body brown. Umbilicus partially to completely covered (as above) -
Helix aspersa
, European brown garden snail.
Helix aspersa
, European brown garden snail
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