Snail anyone?

[jezlee]

Hello all - here's another snail from my recent visit to Dorset. Anybody got any ideas on an ID? Size probably around 20mm and seen on thistle.

[Geoff F]

Not my subject, but for what this is worth, my basic book shows some versions of the White Lipped Snail (Cepaea hortensis) as roughly similar, although quite variable and the white lip can be reduced and difficult to see on some specimens.

But hopefully some more knowledgeable people will now step forward.

[aeshna5]

Not sure what it is, but it's definitely not a Cepaea species.

[Tiggrx]

It is an Amber-snail of the family Succinidae

[pressld2]

I'm going to stick my neck out and suggest Succinea putris mainly because it was in Dorset. S. putris is more common in the south while Oxloma elegans is more common in the north. These are normally wetland species - was it very damp where you found it.

Dave P.

[jezlee]

Originally Posted by pressld2

I'm going to stick my neck out and suggest Succinea putris mainly because it was in Dorset. S. putris is more common in the south while Oxloma elegans is more common in the north. These are normally wetland species - was it very damp where you found it.

Dave P.

Thanks for the suggestion, Dave – it was photographed by a stream running through Abbotsbury Swannery, at the back of Chesil Beach, so definitely a lot of water around!