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Cepaea hortensis

Photo by arne.roysland
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Field Notes

Description:

The shell varies widely in color, but has often up to five dark streaks wrapping around the shell. The principal distinguishing feature of this species is a white lip at the aperture of the shell.

Habitat:

After harvesting apples, I discovered this snail on one of them.

Notes:

Norwegian name: Hagesnegl

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Leuba Ridgway
Very attractive ! I like the dark lines continuing along the body towards the head. Nice spotting Arne.

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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
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Mollusca
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2019

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