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19-03-2010, 10:30 AM
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| |  Snail at Hastings
This snail, about 1.5-2cm long was on the wall of a house in Hastings. The only UK snail that I know is Helix aspera, and I don't think this is one, so any help would be welcome.
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19-03-2010, 01:44 PM
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| | | Re: Snail at Hastings
Hi Pete,
Looks like one I have seen lately, Vitrina pellucida.
Someone else might know more, I'm not an expert on snails but it does look like it.
Janet 
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19-03-2010, 05:00 PM
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There is not enough detail in the photo for me to be 100%, but I think the best bet would be a Cepaea sp, possibly C.hortensis.
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19-03-2010, 07:05 PM
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I would also sugest Cepaea is closest and most likely C.hortensis
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19-03-2010, 11:27 PM
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Evening Pete,
I agree - Cepaea hortensis is very likely.
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20-03-2010, 01:35 PM
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OK, lets now tell Pete why you have all come to this decision.
For a start, I admit I had thought the shell 'curl' was too prominent. I didn't however know there was a pale version of C. hortensis. White-Lipped Banded Snail (Cepaea hortensis)
The white lip can almost be seen, but the pic isn't good enough to be certain of that.
I don't have enough snail knowledge to say anything more than it is a possibility. 
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Well, I would first look at the whirls - they are more equal in shape and reduction in width than they appear in V. pellucida, and the 'mouth' is wider with this one too. The yellow colour better matches hortensis in the pale form. |
21-03-2010, 06:36 AM
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Many thanks for your help with this. Pete | | |
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