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Northwest Hesperian

Vespericola columbianus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 70, February 65, March 101, April 144, May 199, June 201, July 126, August 113, September 99, October 79, November 63, December 64.
United States1,890
British Columbia1,490
Canada1,247
Oregon868
Washington835
Alaska206
California68
Nevada9
Alberta5
Idaho2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderCommon Land Snails and Slugs · Stylommatophora
FamilyPolygyridae
GenusVespericola

Sources

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