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Post by fatslug on Aug 9, 2005 0:32:59 GMT
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Aug 9, 2005 0:36:28 GMT
Very nice snail...Im not sure if its papyracea? Heres some papyracea to compare  |
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Post by fatslug on Aug 9, 2005 0:49:25 GMT
They have the pink ends to their shells, but their bodies are dark.  They seem too elongated to be marginata suturalis? |
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Post by Paul on Aug 9, 2005 2:36:19 GMT
They could be, but I think it is a margie. How big is it? Papyracea are only a small species. Mine is currently only about 8-9 cm and the 2 I'm waiting for are not much bigger.
Suturalis are more slender and they are generally smaller than most margies. To be honest from what I can see of papyracea they both have a similar shaped shell, I think papyracea have a slightly less concave depression on the top. But I am going off observing one group of snails so who knows.
Where did you get it from?
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Post by natrat84 on Aug 9, 2005 6:50:31 GMT
Well I'm no expert... But the 1 you have (I'm assuming its yours) does look extremely similar to the others pictured. The pink shell tip is cool  |
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Post by fatslug on Aug 9, 2005 9:19:08 GMT
They could be, but I think it is a margie. How big is it? Papyracea are only a small species. Mine is currently only about 8-9 cm and the 2 I'm waiting for are not much bigger. Suturalis are more slender and they are generally smaller than most margies. To be honest from what I can see of papyracea they both have a similar shaped shell, I think papyracea have a slightly less concave depression on the top. But I am going off observing one group of snails so who knows. Where did you get it from? I've got two, they are about 12 cms. The margies I ave are much 'rounder' if that makes sense? I got them from a local pet shop, where someone had brought them in, as they couldn't keep them any more. |
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Post by anjieburdett on Aug 9, 2005 11:24:04 GMT
Why is this thread soo WIDE? rofl. That loks just like one of the margies i got for Arno, from Bugsuk. Heres a pic i took when i had them.  The one on the bottom of the pic - it is very different from the one on the top of the pic (they both came in the same package  ) |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2005 11:43:21 GMT
margies are very variable, its more simple to just assume it is one, i looked through other archachatina species, but none of them are like it. and since you got it from a pet shop its not likely to be a very unusual species.
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Post by Paul on Aug 9, 2005 13:53:54 GMT
If they are 12cm they sound like suturalis.
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Post by fatslug on Aug 9, 2005 16:33:52 GMT
Thanks everyone  |
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