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What beautiful patterns on the snail. Mine was never that pretty.

Is there more than one species here? The shells look different shapes, (but this might just be the angle the shots are taken at?)

I believe those are all "Mystery Snails"...I'm not much on my snail ID's. I bought them at a local club auction...

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/

Birger

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"

However, here in Oklahoma we are not allowed to have "Apple Snails" (on the restricted list) so these MUST be a "Mystery Snail"

Ahh yes...getting back to our conversation about common names it is interesting how they are continuously being redesigned to fit current developments

Birger

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

Jools

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

Here's some more pics of various snails:

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!

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

Birger

They all smell bad when they die.

apistomaster wrote:They all smell bad when they die.

Most things do.

Jools