Leah
Archachatina puylaerti
Do you want me to sit in the corner and rust, or just fall apart where I'm standing?
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Post by Leah on Aug 10, 2005 13:46:14 GMT
does anyone know how rare these are? they're gorgeous! I want one.
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Kevin
Archachatina dimidiata
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Post by Kevin on Aug 10, 2005 14:12:06 GMT
I have found very little information on this snail...Only that it comes from Senegal...Heres a link to a shell, it wont let me copy and paste the image. www.femorale.com.br/shellphotos/detail.asp?species=Achatina+fulgurata+(Pfeiffer%2C+1853)*Copy and paste whole link* I cant find any pictures of alive fulgurata, only of they're shells, so my guess is that they are a very rare species in captivity, they will probably be available eventually though, many snails are becoming more available ive noticed. |
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Post by Paul on Aug 10, 2005 14:16:45 GMT
The trouble is, we don't even know what names are taxonomically up-to-date. What is interesting is that fulgurata seem to be the only Achatininae we know about with a non-truncated columella. So they should be easy to ID if anyone ever got one.
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Post by natrat84 on Aug 10, 2005 14:25:13 GMT
Ok please ease my brain ache.... "non-truncated columella" ?? I have looked at the fulgurata pic, compared to others to try and see what it is, but can't see. Thank you Nat  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2005 14:58:06 GMT
well fulgurata's columella is really straight. other achatina's are not. I'm not bothered to explain it in a more elegant way.
kind regards
mike
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Post by Paul on Aug 10, 2005 15:13:44 GMT
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Post by natrat84 on Aug 10, 2005 15:22:36 GMT
I see now, thanks  |
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Post by anjieburdett on Aug 10, 2005 22:08:27 GMT
ohhh that little lippy thing, i see it now. Cooool.
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Post by bookitten on Aug 25, 2005 22:13:47 GMT
ohhh right  even toddler talk wasnt good enough for me pics are always bestest to know things by and learn things with. |
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even toddler talk wasnt good enough for me