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Post by starsareintherose on Aug 2, 2015 9:11:11 GMT
Hello friends. I am a chinese snailholic and I wrote articles in Chinese to appeal more people in my country to have interests in snails. This is one of them translated in English.
Collecting&classifying snail for years, I know chinese snails well and always I want to know snails from other lands.
nothing to do with scallion: 'scallion' snail
The pictures below may confuse many people. Belonging to one genus, these snails have various bands. It is difficult to figure them out, even for indigenous people.
In this article ,we will talk about two different species in this genus.
Cepaea snails have a long history in Europe. And to classify them is not easy.
Translated in Chinese,they are named as scallion snail. It is funny when scallion is widely used in chinese cuisine, and this snails actually have nothing to do with scallion.
Jokingly, Netizens often ask me “neng hao zen”.(a chinese internet slang, short for: Are they edible? Are they delicious? How to eat them?)
The Chinese name of Cepaea hortensis (O. F. Müller, 1774) is Garden Scallion snail. The next is Cepaea nemoralis(Linnaeus ,1758) ,it has very different names in Chinese. Shell traders call it more-bands snail. And Hongkong pet traders call it exactly as its pronunciation . They trader often claimed that Cepaea nemoralis are precious protected species. And then ask for a high perice(take care!). Now there are more and more scallion snails in China.And I think it’s better to call them bush scallion snail .As they are named grove snail in English .
According to early documents ,Cepaea hortensis (O. F. Müller, 1774) mainly lives in western and mitteleuropa .Recently ,I found it in Taiwan from visitors’ photos .
In China ,it may be worse because this years Cepaea snails are nearly everywhere. I do concern about biological invasion. And a guy even told me that white Achatina Fulica is not Invasive species. There is also a large group of onlookers claiming they are so cute and adorable,seemingly do not care about biological invasion crisis at all.
Well,what is the difference between this two too cute snails?We can get answers from local language.One is called grown-lipped snail ,another is white-lipped snail .Funnily, the lip is very interesting .
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Post by starsareintherose on Aug 2, 2015 9:11:46 GMT
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Post by starsareintherose on Aug 3, 2015 11:42:14 GMT
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Zorst
Achatina tincta
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Post by Zorst on Aug 4, 2015 5:48:19 GMT
Hi and welcome to the forum, its interesting what different area's name snails over here there locally know as Glade snails.
Zorst
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Post by astana on Aug 4, 2015 13:25:38 GMT
Welcome to the forum. I enjoyed the article!
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Post by starsareintherose on Aug 27, 2015 1:33:12 GMT
I have written various articles on snails for chinese amateurs and potential amateurs.
here is the website link:http://t.cn/R7Ofu56
It‘s a pity that they are all written in Chinese. In the furture I would translate more articles and send them here.
I would be very happy if anyone would like to contact with me. I can introduce many species which live in mainland China. I am also fascinated with non-Chineses snails, and i am eager to know them.
here is my e-mail address:starsareintherose@163.com
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slowly
Archachatina marginata
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Post by slowly on Aug 13, 2016 15:16:00 GMT
Thanks for sharing a translation of your article  |
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Post by starsareintherose on Aug 13, 2016 16:19:05 GMT
Thanks for sharing a translation of your article It's very nice to know that you like my articles ,here , I reply to you . Do you like the classification of landsnails ? If you like , I think we could talk happily together . And would you please tell me what's your usual commicating way that I could use . By the way ins , twitter , facebook are all blocked in mainland China . |
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Post by gastropod on Aug 17, 2016 4:11:38 GMT
That is funny about the scallion snails, The Chinese are so ingenious about naming an invasive specie epicurean delicious!😆 Well you wont have any invasion since they will be heading to a restaurant for a quick stir fry in the wok and the scalper prices at pet stores will drop when they reproduce en mass no longer rare like the mystery snails/apple snails in the Phillipine.
I am glad you can bypass the Chinese censor and share us about chinese snails! Thank you keep them coming!🤗🙏🏾
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Post by starsareintherose on Aug 17, 2016 6:42:09 GMT
That is funny about the scallion snails, The Chinese are so ingenious about naming an invasive specie epicurean delicious!😆 Well you wont have any invasion since they will be heading to a restaurant for a quick stir fry in the wok and the scalper prices at pet stores will drop when they reproduce en mass no longer rare like the mystery snails/apple snails in the Phillipine. I am glad you can bypass the Chinese censor and share us about chinese snails! Thank you keep them coming!🤗🙏🏾 Hi , chinese snail is funny . And I will find many ways to comminicate with you. And would I know your email adress in message? |
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