Amazon Land Snail, Labyrinth Land Snail
Labyrinthus sp.
-3.53064, -72.2847
Field Notes
Description:
This is an air-breathing land snail with a strangely structured aperture that gives it its name, Labyrinthus. Some of the species apertures are even more deeply notched. I wonder what function they serve.This shell is about 1¾" across and about ¾" high, dark brown with a white line girdling its widest point.
Habitat:
This labyrinth snail and an apple snail were found at the verge of a manmade pond in the rainforest along the Amazon River.
Notes:
I included my sketch because it clarifies the structure in the mouth of the shell.
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