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Oregon Hairy Triton Snail

Fusitriton oregonensis

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 67, February 62, March 97, April 113, May 175, June 152, July 121, August 108, September 95, October 75, November 60, December 61.
United States1,507
Canada1,190
British Columbia1,183
Alaska244
Washington163
California153
Oregon36
Yukon7
Nevada3
Japan2

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
OrderLittorinimorpha
FamilyCymatiid Triton Snails · Cymatiidae
GenusFusitriton

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Oregon Hairy Triton Snail with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.