#snail identification

[devasta-ebonheart]

Meet Fred Snurst

Some kids in a parked car nearby were BLASTING Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park and headbanging like crazy. These kids are gonna be alright.

Found near Portland, Oregon. USA

[snailgrove]

Snail / Slug identification resources

I made this compilation of links and PDFs so that people like me can identify local gastropod species! I will update this list as I find motivation. Feel free to message me or send an ask to request your state specifically, and I’ll do what I can for you!! I hope this is helpful!

IMPORTANT FOR THOSE IDENTIFYING SLUGS IN THE U.S;

https://www.jaxshells.org/norw22.htm

^Contains picture and native states!

ALABAMA

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Sadly this link only has pictures for a certain amount of species, but this works for more well-known species. https://www.inaturalist.org/guides/5288

I have no idea why the actual species list is sideways. I’m so sorry.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228493618_A_Survey_of_Terrestrial_Gastropods_of_the_Sipsey_Wilderness_Bankhead_National_Forest_Alabama

ARIZONA

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List of snails in Arizona; https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/land-snails-of-arizona

https://cals.arizona.edu/maricopa/garden/html/t-tips/animals/snail.htm

CALIFORNIA * This link only lists the PEST species, but gives a nice amount of information about the few species shown. https://ucanr.edu/sites/CalSnailsandSlugs/Californias_Pest_Snails_and_Slugs/ This website provides pictures as well as information for each species! (iNaturalist is a good resource regardless of your location.) https://www.inaturalist.org/check_lists/221732-Land-Snails-and-Slugs-of-California FLORIDA * Some slugs that may be found in Florida (there’s a ‘page two’ button at the bottom of the last picture that may be hard to see.) It’s a decent sized list with pictures. http://jaxshells.org/728aaa.htm This is a good article showing a large diversity of Florida slugs. Written from an agricultural standpoint. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in891 This page is very useful, it mostly focuses on species that have the potential to threaten Florida’s crops / agriculture. The top gives general information about snails. Towards the bottom it gives detailed information about various Florida species. http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/gastro/terrestrial_snails.htm

A list of slug species can be found halfway through the document;http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/gastro/slugs_of_florida.htm A dichotomous key for aquatic freshwater snails of florida; https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/iz/resources/florida-snails/ GEORGIA * https://digitalcommons.gaacademy.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1917&context=gjs I’m unsure of if this list details snails that may be found in Georgia or if it lists snails in the museum’s collection.

This lists a few snail as well as slug species that are invasive to Georgia.https://www.gainvasives.org/species/mollusks/ KENTUCKY * Quite long, but pictures are provided! You can click on pictures to see a gallery of that species specifically (if there is one.) http://jaxshells.org/52008.htm OREGON * This link includes a useful picture guide, as well as a dichotomous key. odaguides.us/molluscs-home.html Mostly includes slugs, but a useful guide on molluscs nonetheless. oregon.gov/oda/shared/documents/publications/ippm/odaguidemolluscs2016forweb.pdf PENNYSYLVANIA * https://www.carnegiemnh.org/science/mollusks/pa_alphabetical.html List of species that can be found in the state. https://www.carnegiemnh.org/science/mollusks/pa_imagegallery.html Image gallery to provide help with identifying / searching. TEXAS * For this link, you’re looking for “Gastropods” towards the bottom of the page. http://www.tsusinvasives.org/home/database/mollusks-crustacea.html This details names, no images. http://northamericanlandsnails.org/texasnaillist.html One of my favourite websites, lists snails that can be found around Harris county but doesn’t go deeply into detail for most species. http://molluskman.com/Land_Snails.html VIRGINIA * An image gallery showing a broad range of species. https://www.carnegiemnh.org/science/mollusks/va_imagegallery.html# Alphabetic list of species; https://www.carnegiemnh.org/science/mollusks/va_alphabetical.html Dichotomous key for species found in Virginia; https://www.carnegiemnh.org/science/mollusks/va_key.html Image gallery of freshwater aquatic snails that may be found in Virginia, (a dichotomous key may be found on the right hand side); https://www.fwgna.org/FWGVA/gallery.html WISCONSIN * This page is set up a little strangely when viewed on mobile. Contains a neat chart containing species AND images! http://northamericanlandsnails.org/WIterrestrialsnails/land_snails_of_wisconsin.html This is useful for identifying species. Should be used together with the link above for maximum accuracy. http://northamericanlandsnails.org/WIterrestrialsnails/snailkey.pdf

[joqatana]

I found these in a culvert in Northern California. They look like snails. They’re about 1/4 inch long. I can’t find them on google without jumping through hoops I don’t have the spoons to jump through. Snailblr?

[franklydead]

Can anyone help me identify what type if snail this is? I think it may have came in one one of my plants that I bought recently and I can’t seem to find any information about what it might be. It’s a freshwater snail of some sort and it’s fairly light in coloring. It is also incredibly small

[tacticaltaxonomist]

Did i ever make a post about the teeny tiny snail i found in our blueberry packet a couple weeks back?! I just moved it from a drinkingglass to a big nutella jar cause I got some moss and thought it might like that to hide in. I'd give it substrat but the cocohusk bricks I got (for future GALs) makes crumbs half the size of the snail, so I figured it'd be easier to keep it without substrat while its this small. I have no clue what kind of snail it is tho, only know its from Spain (as the blueberries were). It isn't super interested in the cuttlefishbone(powder) I give it, but seems excited to explore whenever I change the environment. Anyone know what this friend might be? It's house is 3-4mm long i think. Ik the closeup is blurry but it's the best my camera can do in this light with something so small. I'll try again later with a different camera.

[snicketysneks]

Does anyone know what kind of snail this is? I've never seen them in my tank before, and I haven't added anything new to any of my tanks for quite a while... The only types of snails I've had are the long pointy ones and the not quite round not quite pointy ones that I give my friend for her lizard. I actually think these ones are really cute ☺️