Cornu aspersum

Common Garden Snail at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Cornu aspersum	15 Mar 2021	trevorpreston
	Unverified	12 Feb 2021	TimL

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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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trevorpreston wrote:

12 Feb 2021

Thanks Tim, not sure how I'll go with this one but Ill give it a shot.

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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
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Other Invertebrates Molluscs (Mollusca) Snails & Slugs (Gastropoda) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Cornu aspersum Scientific name
Common Garden Snail Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Medium weed or pest
Up to 677m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
External link More information
Synonyms
Helix aspersa Cantareus aspersus

Record quality

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More than one media file
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

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