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Brown garden snail

Cornu aspersum

Photo by laurena
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Field Notes

Description:

Snail about 3cm in length with a brown spiral shell. The snail had two eyes and two tentacles that protruded from its shell.

Habitat:

Found in Tecolote Canyon in dry ground, attached inside a shaded hole underground. The hole is shallow and lined with grass and weed roots. The snail stays in the shade of the hole.

Species ID Suggestions

Brown garden snail

Cornu aspersum

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Comments (2)
Ava T-B
Welcome to Project Noah, laurena. Nice snail.
drP
These were introduced from France to be raised as food. Now they're all over the place.

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BIOL 221L - Tecolote Canyon
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PublishedMarch 19, 2013

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