French garden Snails

[tarantulabarn]

One of my suppliers from France put a couple of these in a package i recieved last week, not sure of the exacts specie but they are really nice little ones

[coyote]

I haven't a clue what they are. Lovely little snail, though!

[Robert Nordsieck]

Hi there,

I would say, they are Cepaea hortensis?

Check here: Helicid snails II.

Kind regards
Robert

[ness]

Is it true though, that cepaea nemoralis that have plain yellow shells also lack the black lip as they lack all dark pigment? I'm never sure when I see the cepaea with plain yellow shells as to which species it belongs to.

[Robert Nordsieck]

Hi,

actually I do not think that has something to do with it. There are yellow specimens of either species (also see thre page below). There is, though, a mutant of Cepaea nemoralis with a pale lip, so you can never be really sure without an examination. What is, of course, different between both, is the love dart. Only you would have to have one ;D

Also I am not sure the two snails are adults, it looks like the lip is not yet fully formed. Somewhat unsure, because the picture is a bit blurred.

Anyway I'll stick with hortensis so far

Banded snails (Cepaea)
The Love Dart

Kind regards
Robert