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Grove snail

Cepaea nemoralis

Photo by Saarbrigger
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Field Notes

Description:

the house was about 2 cm in diameter, body had a light black colour; the house looked like mad out of wood

Habitat:

It is one of the most common species of land snail in Europe and has been introduced to North America.

Notes:

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Grove snail

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Saarbrigger
Looks for me as it could be a "Grove snail".
LarsKorb
looks like a type of Cepaea - juvenile? That explains the unusual dark body.

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PublishedSeptember 4, 2011

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