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Common Door-snail
Clausilia bidentata
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Plaited Door-snailCochlodina laminata
Two lipped door snailAlinda biplicata
Clausilia rugosa
Wall SnailBalea perversa
Macrogastra plicatula
Dark brown speck lichenVerrucaria nigrescens
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 28,066 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 28,066 |
| France | 895 |
| Grand Est | 255 |
| United Kingdom | 214 |
| England | 187 |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 161 |
| Spain | 104 |
| Bretagne | 96 |
| Île-de-France | 91 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Molluscs · Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropods · Gastropoda |
| Order | Common Land Snails and Slugs · Stylommatophora |
| Family | Door snails · Clausiliidae |
| Genus | Clausilia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common Door-snail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.