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The white-lipped snail

Cepaea hortensis

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45.9036, 15.0108

Field Notes

Habitat:

Road near beech forest.

Species ID Suggestions

White-lipped Snail

Cepaea hortensis

Reference Link
Neil Ross
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Comments (3)
Ahmed Mujcinovic
Thanks a lot Neil. I'm really not familiar with snails so I will go with your suggestion.
Neil Ross
I hope the suggestion helps, Mauron. There seems to be so much colour variability with the shells, but all will have the white lip. Check this link out. There's one snail in particular that is very pale, and it has no banding on the shell. Does this look like the one you saw? The species is native to Europe. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/white-lipped-snail-cepaea-hortensis.html
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PublishedMay 17, 2019

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