Snail ID's

[Tormentil]

Can some one Id these please?

1.

2.

3.

[Fauna]

Hi Tormentil

1 and 2 are both Amber snails. For some unknown reason i'm never confident with these??

1. will be Succinea putris, adults can exceed 12mm and will show a pale body colour.

2. will be Oxylome elegans, adults will be under 12mm and will show a dark body colour. Both will share similar habitat.

Any idea on the size of the 3rd snail?

[Tormentil]

I'd estimate about 10mm, for the 3rd snail, Fauna.

Thanks for the Id on the other two.

[Fauna]

I'm still not 100%, will need to see umbilicus because of the size. But i'm sure this is a pale form of Cepaea hortensis. I have had C. hortensis similar to this in a wet habitat near me...assuming your specimen was globular in shape and not flat?

[Tormentil]

Certainly not flat; a nice plump specimen.

And found at Woodwalton Fen.

[Fauna]

This will probably be a juvenile/small Cepaea hortensis, they mostly prefer wetter habitats to C. nemoralis.

White lip/Brown lip can be unreliable on juvenile and single specimens. To be more positive (without dissection) with an id of a specimen like yours, you will need to find a few adults in the area first.