Post by Robert Nordsieck on May 16, 2006 7:33:41 GMT
Hi @ll,
Aegopis verticillus is one of the largest glossy snails (Zonitidae) in Europe.
Aegopis verticillus, Picture: Robert Nordsieck.
In Austria it is quite frequent in some areas, in Vienna and the Vienna woods it is even said to be the most frequent snail in some parts.
This specimen I encountered when I went for a little walk around the Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology on the Wilhelminenberg in Vienna. This institute, by the way, is quite interesting - it is one of the Konrad Lorenz Institutes in Austria, apart from the original one in Altenberg in Lower Austria.
The other snails I found on the way you can have a look at on my gallery pages.
Kind regards
Robert
Aegopis verticillus is one of the largest glossy snails (Zonitidae) in Europe.
Aegopis verticillus, Picture: Robert Nordsieck.
In Austria it is quite frequent in some areas, in Vienna and the Vienna woods it is even said to be the most frequent snail in some parts.
This specimen I encountered when I went for a little walk around the Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology on the Wilhelminenberg in Vienna. This institute, by the way, is quite interesting - it is one of the Konrad Lorenz Institutes in Austria, apart from the original one in Altenberg in Lower Austria.
The other snails I found on the way you can have a look at on my gallery pages.
Kind regards
Robert
Aegopis verticillus will certainly appear there - it is rather frequent in the Vienna woods ...
