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Hairy Snail

Trochulus hispidus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,333, February 985, March 1,543, April 2,427, May 3,499, June 3,816, July 4,083, August 3,511, September 2,578, October 1,924, November 1,051, December 822.
United States27,829
Alaska27,571
France725
Canada583
Russia504
Germany486
Ontario432
Grand Est288
Poland218
New York200

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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
GenusTrochulus

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