Kevin
Archachatina dimidiata
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Post by Kevin on Jul 17, 2005 16:26:38 GMT
My Blonde Land Snails (I think are Dimidiata?) that Ive had for well for a year now...Will take pic's of my other snails (and slugs) and post them as well
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Post by Paul on Jul 17, 2005 16:36:03 GMT
Yep, thems dimidiata (or at least we think so Incidentally, they look like the paler ones Mike mentioned. Do they have a pink seam, between the opening and the mantel on the underside. I need to get a picture to explain, anyone with Tigers will know what I mean, if you know what it is called, please let me know. All my adults have this to varying degrees.
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Jul 17, 2005 16:43:15 GMT
They seem to have a pink line/mark on the underside, lip part of they're shells, but it isnt very noticable
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Jul 17, 2005 17:40:02 GMT
My Baby A. Smithii I got from Fredrik
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Leah
Archachatina puylaerti
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Post by Leah on Jul 17, 2005 17:44:35 GMT
Beautiful! Btw, you have the same tank as me lol
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Jul 17, 2005 17:45:15 GMT
Two of my Tiger Snails, had to wake them up to get the picture My Barbados Snails, which I think are Caracolus marginella
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2005 18:04:34 GMT
the 'pink seam' is the columella, which is pink in many achatinidae species
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Post by Paul on Jul 17, 2005 19:07:22 GMT
I don't mean the columella itself, I mean the shell that seams up to the columella, near the mantel. On mine it is pink but the columella itself isn't. Is there a name for this bit?
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Arno
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Post by Arno on Jul 17, 2005 20:18:06 GMT
They only thing i found was columellar lip.......maybe you need to clarify it with a picture
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Post by Paul on Jul 17, 2005 20:20:10 GMT
yeah, there probably isn't a name for it. In fact, Columella lip sounds right to me
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Post by natrat84 on Jul 18, 2005 7:37:57 GMT
Fantastic pictures Panda and lovely snails ;D
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Jul 19, 2005 18:14:52 GMT
Took more pictures of some of my snails One of my "Brixton" Margies...The lid isnt of his housing I placed him there for the pic. My baby L.Panthera
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Jul 19, 2005 18:17:02 GMT
Another pic of the L.Panthera 2 of my Tigers from Brixton Will post more pics in this thread soon
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Leah
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Post by Leah on Jul 19, 2005 18:18:06 GMT
aww. hes adorable, the one looking up.
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Post by bookitten on Jul 19, 2005 18:20:34 GMT
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Jul 19, 2005 18:25:53 GMT
I got them as striped L.Panthera, the person I got them from may have adult ones?
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Evelyn
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Post by Evelyn on Jul 19, 2005 19:47:00 GMT
I think your pantheras are immaculatas. Becaue they look like immaculata.
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Jul 19, 2005 19:48:53 GMT
I think your pantheras are immaculatas. Becaue they look like immaculata. Thanks...noted, I will contact the person who sold me them and consult him on it, I dont mind what species they turn out being though
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Post by natrat84 on Jul 20, 2005 4:31:01 GMT
But babies all look so similar.... Those baby 'panthera' are actually very similar to some baby fulica I saw a few weeks ago, and also bigger lighter skinned versions of my baby tigers lol. I would trust the person who sold them as they would have the parents I was thinking of getting some of these myself a few weeks back (did you go via the person on classifieds?) and now I'm jealous cos I didn't and they are gorgeous ;D
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Post by natrat84 on Jul 20, 2005 4:38:20 GMT
Oh also. If you got those via the person on classifieds that had them..... Then yes to whoever it was that asked, They are the striped ones, cos they told me when I enquired I think they are panthera. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2005 6:37:06 GMT
when my panthera were babies they had darker skin, and a different shell. but they were not striped form so i do not know. Sophie's right they do look a bit like the baby on Yuri's site, the skin is very pale.
kind regards
mike
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Jul 20, 2005 8:51:44 GMT
Oh also. If you got those via the person on classifieds that had them..... Then yes to whoever it was that asked, They are the striped ones, cos they told me when I enquired I think they are panthera. ;D Yes I got them from the seller in the classifieds, He told me they were striped ones also
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Post by anjieburdett on Jul 20, 2005 10:38:06 GMT
WOW Kevin, Tigers look great.
Anjie,x.
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Post by Paul on Jul 20, 2005 15:49:23 GMT
My panthera are the striped form. They have pale bodies and bluntish shells, and distinct stripes. What is different is that the shells are much darker so the stripes are less noticable. Also, they develop whiteish scuffing which hides some of the distinctness unless you wet them.
I'll try and get some pictures because the parents were positively identified by Fred Naggs, the resident snail expert at the British Natural History Museum. I asked how it had been done, and they had used their shell collection and various references, including Bequaert.
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Jul 20, 2005 16:01:58 GMT
My panthera are the striped form. They have pale bodies and bluntish shells, and distinct stripes. What is different is that the shells are much darker so the stripes are less noticable. Also, they develop whiteish scuffing which hides some of the distinctness unless you wet them. I'll try and get some pictures because the parents were positively identified by Fred Naggs, the resident snail expert at the British Natural History Museum. I asked how it had been done, and they had used their shell collection and various references, including Bequaert. That would be great, Paul, what species of snail have you got altogether?
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