New very unusual snail discovered

[satchellwk]

I saw this article on the tarantula/general invertebrate pet forum, and thought that I should share it on here; I found in very interesting, and it would be nice if these guys could ever make it into the hobby, however, they seem to have pretty specific habitats that would be hard to recreate.
Enjoy:
www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/spiral-snail.html#cr

[mejulie]

oooooooh!! how funky do they look??! id be scared incase i broke their shell, but what a beautiful shell that is!!

[coyote]

Quote from article: "One of new species, named Ditropopsis mirabilis (miraculous, extraordinary) baffled researches with its very unusual form of shell. The shell spiral is not fused together, but is ‘flying freely'."
What does flying freely mean? I can't help but imagine little wings on it.

[satchellwk]

I believe by 'flying freely' the author was referring to how the shell was not fused together, but 'free' and 'flying' in the air.

[strangemouse]

Bit tiny for the hobby though: 2-6 millimeters!

[coyote]

Nov 26, 2011 20:44:25 GMT satchellwk said:

I believe by 'flying freely' the author was referring to how the shell was not fused together, but 'free' and 'flying' in the air.

Ah, I see. Now it makes sense.

[brunni]

;D Under "Micro snails"...........
petsnails.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=11093&page=1
............I posted some info about the minute Opisthostoma snails found on limestone outcrops in Malaysia.
This is a fantastic group of snails and it seems unfair that they only exist in miniature ! Their extraordinary shell formation has brought them much publicized attention, even though ( quite understandably ) they had previously been overlooked.

[satchellwk]

I completely agree, they are very overlooked. I never even knew of how amazing their shell shapes could be until I saw this article. Too bad they are only in miniature, they would make some very interesting pets.

[go]

I need to buy Helix pomatia baby snails or not so young snails, but cannot find any.

I want to start rearing them for myself as a hobby

[axoloa]

go. Hi, If I was you I would be posting that in the classified section. You only realy need to be posting it once, because it comes up under the latest posts, 3 in a row isnt going to get any extra attension. You would be lucky to find a seller for Helix pomatia at this time of year. most are in hybernation and most sellers dislike sending snails in hybernation.

[coyote]

Hi go, welcome to the forum. I saw your other post about H. pomatia babies and moved it to the Classified section here, where it is more likely to be seen by someone with those snails available.