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Vineyard snail / Vrtni puž

Cernuella virgata

Photo by injica
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Field Notes

Description:

It's a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae.The shell is from 6 to 19 mm in height and 8 to 25 mm in width.

Habitat:

This snail is endemic to Mediterranean and Western Europe, including the British Isles.

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I saw this type of snails attached to cacti in California...
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2012

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