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Going for the top Dutch name: Grote karthuizerslak (Monacha cantiana) Austria,Geotagged,Monacha cantiana Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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Dutch name: Grote karthuizerslak (Monacha cantiana)

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  1. View Joost Thissen's profile
    Joost Thissen
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    I have been struggling on the identification of this snail.
    If anyone could confirm that this is the right name I would appreciate it.
    Thanks in advance     Posted 12 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Really hard to tell, but I just to say it's a wonderful capture. Great exposure! Posted 12 years ago
    2. View WildFlower's profile
      WildFlower
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      Identification of snails is not easy, especially from a photo, because you don't usually see all the features that are required for the ID. This one being a youngster makes it even more complicated.
      Here's some information on snail identification.
      http://molluscs.at/gastropoda/morphology/shell.html
      http://www.petsnails.co.uk/documents/species/id-your-snail.html       Posted 12 years ago
  3. View madularachige saviru's profile
    madularachige saviru
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    it looks really transperant
    huh?
     Posted 12 years ago
    1. View Joost Thissen's profile
      Joost Thissen
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      Hi. Yes that is right. When snail are young their house is still a bit transparent. Posted 12 years ago

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The Monacha cantiana

''Monacha cantiana'', common name the "Kentish snail" or "Kentish garden snail", is a species of medium-sized air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.

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Similar species: Pulmonata
Species identified by Joost Thissen
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded May 10, 2013. Captured Jul 3, 2012 11:24 in Höhenstraße 48a, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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  • SLT-A55V
  • f/7.1
  • 1/160s
  • ISO200
  • 90mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.