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Northern Moonsnail
Euspira heros
28 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
Shark EyeNeverita duplicata
Common PeriwinkleLittorina littorea
Lewis's Moon SnailNeverita lewisii
Common Atlantic SlippersnailCrepidula fornicata
Common WhelkBuccinum undatum
Atlantic DogwhelkNucella lapillus
Spotted MoonsnailEuspira triseriata
Flat PeriwinkleLittorina obtusata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 4,703 |
|---|---|
| United States | 2,250 |
| Quebec | 1,753 |
| Nova Scotia | 1,337 |
| Massachusetts | 1,318 |
| New Brunswick | 364 |
| Maine | 284 |
| Prince Edward Island | 281 |
| New York | 203 |
| New Hampshire | 202 |
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 | Littorinimorpha |
| Family | Moon Snails · Naticidae |
| Genus | Euspira |
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 Northern Moonsnail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.