preben
Achatina fulica
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Post by preben on Feb 21, 2014 21:50:54 GMT
Hello everyone I would very much appreciate your help on identifying some snails from the democratic republic of Congo, oriental province. family, genus, species - anything Best regards Preben       |
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flintus
Archachatina marginata
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Post by flintus on Feb 21, 2014 21:59:28 GMT
Well it's not a species or achatina that's for sure. Guess might be some species of limicolaria-charbonnieri is found in Congo I think.
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Post by tsrebel on Feb 21, 2014 22:04:21 GMT
Wow! Those are gorgeous! My guess is Pseudachatina sp. because of the "edge" on the last whorl. It would help to see the snail itself.
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flintus
Archachatina marginata
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Post by flintus on Feb 22, 2014 8:51:05 GMT
Wow! Those are gorgeous! My guess is Pseudachatina sp. because of the "edge" on the last whorl. It would help to see the snail itself. You might be right actually. But they are very 'delicate' in terms of the colours if they are them. |
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Post by morningcoffee on Feb 22, 2014 12:00:36 GMT
Brunni would probably be able to help, hopefully he will see this thread 
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Post by crucify on Feb 22, 2014 17:01:11 GMT
No idea what they are, but they sure are gorgeous.
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preben
Achatina fulica
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Post by preben on Feb 23, 2014 0:26:14 GMT
Dear All Thank you so much for your kind, quick and helpful replies. I see that my documentation of the critters was perhaps not quite as good as necessary. Here are a few more habitus pictures of the animals outside the shell. If any specific characters are essential I would be happy if you would help me point them out. Any input on the identity of these animals will be much appreciated. Kind regards Preben       |
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flintus
Archachatina marginata
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Post by flintus on Feb 23, 2014 8:10:53 GMT
Just had a thought. It looks a bit like what I've seen called Perideriopis sp. . They are native to Congo as well I think.
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Post by tsrebel on Feb 23, 2014 18:07:49 GMT
I've never heard of Perideriopis before and I can't find any images of it online.
The line on the top of the snail's body suggests that they are Limicolaria of some sort and probably not Pseudachatina as I guessed before (exactly why I asked to see their bodies).
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flintus
Archachatina marginata
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Post by flintus on Feb 23, 2014 20:07:56 GMT
I seem to remember a picture similar by that name, but I don't know where it is.
I would've said limicolaria sp. originally, but those colors are quite different to flammea/numidica, the only ones I have proper experience with.
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Post by brunni on Mar 12, 2014 17:27:52 GMT
WOW !!! What lovely snails. These belong to the Achatinidae family and my first impression was that they could be in the genus Lignus or Pseudachatina ( shells abt. 2 – 3” long ). Lignus auripigmentum (Reeve, 1848), which is known from Bioko Island, Equitorial Guinea and Cameroon was a possible candidate.  But the patterns don't exactly match and these snails appear too small to be belong to either of these genera. So I'm going to agree with Flintus and say they are Perideropsis. What is the approx. length of the shell ? Please post more pics as shells grow; specimens of Pseudachatina develop a thickened outer lip in maturity. If we get shell size and precise locality, may be able determine species. |
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flintus
Archachatina marginata
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Post by flintus on Mar 12, 2014 18:54:23 GMT
Brunni, can you give a little detail about perideropsis? I saw a picture of some ages ago and remembered they were native to Congo, but I know next to nothing about them. Are they similar in care to a.tincta-just thinking because of the locality?
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Post by brunni on Mar 13, 2014 18:13:36 GMT
Only a handful of Perideriopsis species are known and they were described relatively recently ( 1898 to 1919 ) when compared to other Achatinidae. They come from a remote area of central Africa – the Congo basin; few specimens have been available from this area and it seems these species may have also been overlooked due to their small size ( in comparison to other Achatinidae ).
Preben's tab is the first report I have seen on captive Perideriopsis species. Perhaps, like Lignus, these snails are arboreal ?
Maybe Preben has more locality data to share on this find which can help with the natural habitat ?
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flintus
Archachatina marginata
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Post by flintus on Mar 13, 2014 18:52:30 GMT
The picture I saw was with some on some tree bark, so that would make sense.
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Post by brunni on Mar 17, 2014 9:54:55 GMT
Preben : any more info on the locality ? e.g.
- where found ( on ground, on tree bark, on leaves, etc )
- where in DR Congo were they found ?
Thanks ! Brunni
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preben
Achatina fulica
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Post by preben on Mar 24, 2014 16:28:51 GMT
Dear All
I am very sorry about my lacking reply. I have been on the move and didn't know about all the nice and helpful responses. Thank you so much. Coincidentally these beasts laid eggs in the meantime and are hence not sub-adults as I thought. I will give more thorough response and a picture when more time is available.
Best,
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Post by brunni on Mar 24, 2014 21:33:44 GMT
Congrats on the eggs. How may did you find ?
Am I right to think shell length is around 1 - 1 1/2" ?
Thanks for the update ! Brunni
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Post by brunni on May 14, 2014 14:13:02 GMT
......latest news from Preben on these wonderful snails.............
Adults are doing good. Happy with cucumber but not interested in leafy material. I am thinking by now that the eggs are not likely to hatch for one reason or another. I reckon there are around 35. White like a chicken egg and much more round than oval.
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