Molluscs › Geomitridae
Pointed Snail
Cochlicella acuta
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
Small Pointed SnailCochlicella barbara
Decollate SnailRumina decollata
Leonia mammillaris
Solatopupa similis
Cliveden SnailPapillifera papillaris
Cochlicella conoidea
Red-rimmed MelaniaMelanoides tuberculata
Rachis punctata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,336 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 3,335 |
| France | 1,061 |
| Spain | 565 |
| Occitanie | 428 |
| Portugal | 279 |
| Australia | 236 |
| Andalucía | 216 |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 212 |
| United Kingdom | 208 |
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 | Geomitridae |
| Genus | pointed snails · Cochlicella |
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 Pointed Snail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.