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Copse Snail
Arianta arbustorum
27,421 observations in the source records
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.
What the records say
- 27,421 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Garden SnailCornu aspersum
Brown-lipped SnailCepaea nemoralis
Bush snailFruticicola fruticum
Roman SnailHelix pomatia
Kentish Nun SnailMonacha cantiana
White-lipped SnailCepaea hortensis
Girdled SnailHygromia cinctella
Hairy SnailTrochulus hispidus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 56,297 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 56,280 |
| Russia | 2,958 |
| Germany | 2,306 |
| Finland | 1,785 |
| Austria | 1,717 |
| United Kingdom | 969 |
| Moscow Oblast | 959 |
| Uusimaa | 940 |
| England | 787 |
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 | Helix Snails · Helicidae |
| Genus | Arianta |
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 Copse Snail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.