Cornu aspersum
Common Garden Snail at Acton, ACT
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| Cornu aspersum | trevorpreston | 15 Mar 2021 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 12 Feb 2021 |
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User's notes
Hi Trevor, I know that ID is virtually impossible. The images are provided to indicate distribution and behaviour. The snail appears to have got itself stuck to a grass tree stem facing outwards and unable to free itself. The shell was very old and brittle.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.109580-35.276428
- Altitude 607.1m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Feb 2021 11:12 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cornu aspersum Snails & Slugs (Gastropoda) Molluscs (Mollusca) Other Invertebrates
Species information
- Cornu aspersum Scientific name
- Common Garden Snail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 947.16m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Helix aspersa Cantareus aspersus
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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