Species in the phylum Mollusca Results 1 - 20
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Snake skin hunter slug (Chlamydephorus dimidius)
This imaginatively named slug earns its intriguing description for the snake-like texture to its skin, with dark-coloured grooves ...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Caterpillar slug (Laevicaulis haroldi)
This distinctive-looking species earns its common name for its unusual resemblance to a caterpillar, largely due to its somewhat w...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Maputaland cannibal snail (Natalina wesseliana)
Named for their snail-eating habits, cannibal snails (Rhytididae) feed using a rasping tongue-like structure known as a radula, wh...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Dlinza pinwheel (Trachycystis clifdeni)
This exceptionally striking snail immediately stands out for the unusual whorl of bristles that radiate out from the edge of its s...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Pondoland cannibal snail (Natalina beyrichi)
This South African snail belongs to a widespread family known as cannibal snails (Rhytididae), so named for their habit of feeding...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Trumpet-mouthed hunter snail (Gulella salpinx)
The rather flamboyant common name of this hunter snail refers to the flaring, trumpet-like opening of its distinctive shell. The s...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Shining ram's-horn snail (Segmentina nitida)
The shining ram's-horn snail has a smooth, glossy and iridescent shell, measuring up to 6mm across, with no more than 5 whorls. Th...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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Great pond snail (Lymnaea stagnalis)
This species is the largest pond snail in Britain. It has a shiny yellowish brown shell, with a tall, slender and pointed spire. T...  More  8 Images  4 Videos
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Geyer's whorl snail (Vertigo geyeri)
This tiny endangered snail is quite similar in appearance to Vertigo genesii but has a more conical shell. The shell is pale reddi...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Flax snail (Placostylus ambagiosus)
Flax snails (Placostylus spp.) are endemic to New Zealand and belong to the world’s oldest land snail family, which originated 200...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Amastrid land snail (Amastra spirizona)
Information on Amastra spirizona is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Amastrid land snail (Amastra cylindrica)
Information on Amastra cylindrica is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Birdwing pearlymussel (Lemiox rimosus)
Information on the birdwing pearlymussel is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Horse’s hoof clam (Hippopus hippopus)
Information on the horse’s hoof clam is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Carolina heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata)
Information on the carolina heelsplitter is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  9 Images  0 Videos
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Amastrid land snail (Amastra albolabris)
Information on Amastra albolabris is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Amastrid land snail (Carelia dolei)
Information on Carelia dolei is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Appalacian elktoe (Alasmidonta raveneliana)
Information on the appalacian elktoe is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Amastrid land snail (Carelia bicolor)
Information on Carelia bicolor is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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