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Siput

Found in pine and oak leaf litter. Faintly but distinctly angled periphery. An intergrade form to D. whitneyi, as described by Pilsbry. Would be nice to get genetics on these.

Samples collected for official identification

Quechua (Ayacucho) : C'huru
Los pobladores usan la baba de caracol para eliminar manchas de la piel.

Cool slug

Palo Verde National Park, Sendero Mirador La Roca, Guanacaste Province

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Estación San Gerardo, ACM Bosque Eterno de los Niños.

Asperitas bimaensis cochlostyloides viridis found in Sumba, Indonesia.

Huevo de caracol gigante del Chocó con embrión en desarrollo en un 60%. Encontrado bajo tierra a unos 10 cm. Mide 4,5x3cm.

Unsure on this ID. Found on the stone underhang of a ledge directly over a year-round Canyon spring.

Light brown spots in dark brown shell

On shallow brook. Growing on decayed leaves. Pine Barrens. Micro revealed the spore shape for M. lunulatospora.

Helicina (Helicinan Snails). Photographed near Makangale, Pemba Island, Tanzania on 14 November 2021.