Mystery Snail Pictures

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What beautiful patterns on the snail. Mine was never that pretty. :)
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Is there more than one species here? The shells look different shapes, (but this might just be the angle the shots are taken at?)
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I believe those are all "Mystery Snails"...I'm not much on my snail ID's. I bought them at a local club auction...
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I believe those are all "Mystery Snails"...I'm not much on my snail ID's.
These are all from the family Ampullariidae, (Apple Snails)
Mystery Snail is generally used for a species of Pomacea
The first in these pictures does look different to me as well...maybe could be Pomacea bridgesii
The other a Marisa species

Here is a site that explains it all way better than I can http://www.applesnail.net/

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Birger...you are more than likely correct.

However, here in Oklahoma we are not allowed to have "Apple Snails" (on the restricted list) so these MUST be a "Mystery Snail" :mrgreen: 8)
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However, here in Oklahoma we are not allowed to have "Apple Snails" (on the restricted list) so these MUST be a "Mystery Snail" :mrgreen: 8)
Ahh yes...getting back to our conversation about common names it is interesting how they are continuously being redesigned to fit current developments :wink:

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Pretty sure this is a "colombian giant ramshorn" snail, check out http://www.snailshop.co.uk.

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Bwahahah...Like I said, it is all a "Mystery" to me!

Here's some more pics of various snails:

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Lovely patterning on the head and foot on these Seedy.

Mine are Pomacea canaliculata- also bought from an auction and nowhere near as pretty, and I'd thought they were P. bridgesii until they started laying clutches of bright orange eggs!

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Mine are Pomacea canaliculata- also bought from an auction and nowhere near as pretty,
Although the domestic varieties are "pretty" even having some myself...I still prefer the natural coloration

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They all smell bad when they die.
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apistomaster wrote:They all smell bad when they die.
Most things do. :-)

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