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20-05-2009, 08:19 PM
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| | | Snail help
Found near eachother, Im guessing the smaller ones are juveniles of the same species as the adult snail. Any help appreciated   |
20-05-2009, 08:31 PM
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Isn't this just Cornu aspersa? I may be wrong, though... |
20-05-2009, 08:42 PM
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hi, it may be. I just wanted an expert idea. I guess they are all the same species? Is Helix aspersa the old name? |
21-05-2009, 04:37 AM
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Originally Posted by sebastianbawn  hi, it may be. I just wanted an expert idea. I guess they are all the same species? Is Helix aspersa the old name? |
Yes- so will be the name most books will have, but has now been placed in Cornu. |
21-05-2009, 05:25 PM
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Thank you both. I read that as Cornu prefixes , it makes aspersa become aspersum, making it Cornu aspersum. Am I correct in thinking this? |
21-05-2009, 05:28 PM
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Yes you are correct  |
21-05-2009, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by sebastianbawn Found near eachother, Im guessing the smaller ones are juveniles of the same species as the adult snail. Any help appreciated |
The smaller ones are juv Helix(cornu)aspersa, their colour and size can often confuse you with Arianta arbustorum, but A arbustorum will be more tightly coiled |
21-05-2009, 05:57 PM
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Thanks Fauna. Adults im not too bad with, but young always trick me!  | | |
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