Thanks, Tom

All of the specimens, plain yellow or banded,

have white columella and lip, so I will stick

with C. hortensis for I.D.

I have another question that is right up

your alley: what are the species candidates

for Theodoxus found in Denmark? I found

two small black nerites, oblong in profile,

with apparently a shelly white operc.,

no noticeable surface sculpture.

I will have to "de-mummify" them

to get a better look at the opercs.

I found them in Roskilde, not far

from the Vikingeskibsmuseet

(Viking Ship Museum).

I had thought that this was on a long,

shallow bay, but looking at the map now,

it was probably a brackish lake/lagoon.

Yours, Andrew Vik


> [Original Message]
> From: Thomas Eichhorst <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 5/31/2008 2:35:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Cypraea in Norway
>
> Hey Andrew,
>
> Cepaea nemoralis can be found in some pretty northerly climes, and it can
be
> mistaken for C. hortensis.  I think the easiest "tell" is the
light-colored
> columella of C. hortensis and the brown lip of C. nemoralis.  I am sure
some
> of our land snail experts can easily help out if they can see an image of
> the shell in question.
>
> Tom Eichhorst
>

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