katatsumuri
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Post by katatsumuri on Aug 17, 2010 3:03:52 GMT
Can anyone help me ID my new babies?  Location: USA |
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coyote
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Post by coyote on Aug 17, 2010 16:18:49 GMT
Assuming these are snails you've found nearby, it would help if we knew where in the US you are, because not all US species are found throughout the whole country. That would help make the ID a little easier.
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katatsumuri
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Post by katatsumuri on Aug 17, 2010 17:47:59 GMT
Missouri
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katatsumuri
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Post by katatsumuri on Aug 23, 2010 17:19:01 GMT
I think the golden snails and the blue snails are different species. The golden snails have a more rounded shell, and the blue snails have a more flat shell. I still don't know what species they are, but I hope someone might be able to help me learn. I also noticed the blue snails prefer to spend time together a lot. I will continue trying to Google this.
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Post by fabrizio on Aug 23, 2010 19:38:35 GMT
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coyote
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Post by coyote on Aug 23, 2010 21:13:11 GMT
The blue-bodied ones look like they might be Oxychilus, or perhaps one of the Zonitidae?
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Post by fabrizio on Aug 24, 2010 13:25:43 GMT
Oxychilidae and somewhat Zonitidae (they are segregated in different family by now, as I saw) have bluish bodies; so that could allow a more narrow searching range.. Yet usually they have a sharp mouth edge, while I see these ones have developped lips at the stoma  -Seeing the shells frontally, the shell-mouth facing toward you, and from below (too see if there is any umbilical opening) should be important, too |
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