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White-lip Globe Snail

Mesodon thyroidus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ohio.January 11, February 12, March 16, April 31, May 72, June 17, July 14, August 13, September 15, October 13, November 9, December 9.
United States7,068
Ohio827
Tennessee775
Kansas644
Pennsylvania526
Canada476
Missouri476
Virginia476
Illinois474
Ontario470

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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
FamilyPolygyridae
GenusGlobe Snails · Mesodon

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