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Roman snail

Helix pomatia

Photo by nitrogen15
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Field Notes

Description:

White-bodied snail with a brown ram-horn shell.

Habitat:

Mossy alpine boulders.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
LarsKorb
you have put it into the wrong category...
HemaShah
@ nitrogen,do you have limestone in your area? BTW snail is usually categorized as other in PN.
nitrogen15
Thanks! After checking wikipedia I'm thinking it might also be the close relative Helix pomatia, because it's at a high elevation in the alps. Unfortunately my photo doesn't show features I could use to accurately ID, though.
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PublishedMay 16, 2011

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