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land snail
03-23-2011, 08:06 PM,
#1
land snail
Hello,
I have this operculated shell (land or freshwater ?) found beached after heavy rain in Mauritius.
Any ID help would be appreciated. it is over 60mm.

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Thanks
Pierre
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03-24-2011, 03:47 AM,
#2
Re: land snail
Hi Pierre,
it´s surely a freshwater snail, family Ampullariidae. It should be Genus Pomacea. Sorry, but it´s difficult for me to tell the species. Might be Pomacea maculata or Pomacea canaliculata.
Kind regards: wolf
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03-25-2011, 02:10 PM,
#3
Re: land snail
Thanks a lot. I chose to place it under P. canaliculata.
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