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Amber snail It is clear why this snail is called the amber snail, it looks like it&#039;s house is made out of amber.<br /> <br /> Dutch name: Barnsteenslak Geotagged,Snail,Succinea putris,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Amber snail

It is clear why this snail is called the amber snail, it looks like it's house is made out of amber.

Dutch name: Barnsteenslak

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Excellent find and impressive identification skills. Posted 13 years ago
    1. View Joost Thissen's profile
      Joost Thissen
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      I was actually fearing that I would never be able to find a name for it, but when I was browsing www.tuin-thijs.com/dieren.htm I saw the same snail pictured there with name. So I was lucky this time. Posted 13 years ago

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The Common European Ambersnail

"Succinea putris" is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.

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

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Uploaded Jun 16, 2012. Captured May 19, 2012 10:29 in Genneperweg 169, 5644 Gestel, The Netherlands.
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  • SLT-A55V
  • f/6.3
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400
  • 90mm