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o caracol de Quimper

Elona quimperiana

Photo by caldasrafa
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Species ID Suggestions

Glass snail

Oxychilus sp.
oxyjack
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Comments (6)
oxyjack
Here's a more general fact sheet about the snails. They are native to western Europe but they're found all over the world. http://idtools.org/id/mollusc/factsheet.php?name=Oxychilus%20spp.
oxyjack
Yes, the picture I sent is from an Australian site, but tha genus is found in Europe, North America (in my yard in California), and Australia too. I only included the picture so you could compare the shell shape and height.
caldasrafa
If you see the reference link you can see all snails in Europe, and some of them, Portugala inchoata and Elona quimperiana, are endemism where I live
caldasrafa
I live in Spain, not in Australia!!! this is an endemism where I live
oxyjack
http://www.ces.csiro.au/aicn/system/c_4287.htm
oxyjack
It looks like a glass snail.

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Biodiversidad en España/Spain
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PublishedMarch 9, 2012

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