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White-lipped banded snail (Cepaea hortensis)
| Subject: | White-lipped banded snail (Cepaea hortensis)
| | Poster: | Axis (ground_assault_11@yahoo.com)
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Upload Date: 2012:08:10 10:10:48
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The white-lipped banded snail has a glossy, smooth shell, which is typically yellow in colour but may be pink, brown or red, with up to 5 variable spiral dark bands and an obvious white lip around the aperture. Occasionally a dark-lipped form of this species may arise, which makes identification more complicated. It is similar in appearance to the brown-lipped banded snail (Cepaea nemoralis), but it has a thinner shell, with more rounded whorls. The body of the snail is usually greenish-grey becoming yellow towards the rear. |
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