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Hi Doug, the snail that you describe is almost certainly Cepaea nemoralis
(Linnaeus, 1758). It is widely distributed in the greater Vancouver, BC
area as well as south of there in Western Washington. It has many color
variations [yellows and oranges] and often has stripes [from one to five] on
the body of the shell. I even have a few shells I collected not more than
two blocks from my house here in Olympia, WA. last year. The snails are
non-native transplants from Europe and come in with plant materials quite
frequently. Bert Bartleson
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From: Conchologists List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Doug
Stemke
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 10:10 PM
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Subject: [CONCH-L] Memory of a BC (Canada) landsnail
I hope someone here can point me in the right direction on this one.
Back in the late 70s when I was about 16 I was camping with my father
somewhere in 'South Central' BC, somewhere near the US boarder as closely as
I can recall. Anyway I went for a short hike and in a small bush or tree
near a field I vividly recall finding a landsnail that appeared to me to be
almost tropical in appearance; it was bright yellow with a dark stripe that
followed the whirl. It had a compressed spiral rather like a European
Helix, but was smaller likely somewhere between 1-2 cm. I didn't collect
the animal or the shell, but I just got to thinking about it and wondered
here if anyone might have some idea of what I might have found way back
then.
Thanks for your help!
Doug
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