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Girdled Snail

Hygromia cinctella

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,241, February 917, March 1,436, April 2,259, May 3,258, June 3,552, July 3,801, August 3,269, September 2,400, October 1,792, November 979, December 765.
United States25,672
Alaska25,670
Germany2,435
United Kingdom2,304
England2,197
France1,180
Hessen574
Austria551
Netherlands377
Hamburg365

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Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderCommon Land Snails and Slugs · Stylommatophora
FamilyLeaf Snails · Hygromiidae
GenusHygromia

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