Hi Kay, Tom,
In S.E. Europe and the Black Sea there are quite a few of Theodoxus
species, but in Denmark it's Theodoxus fluviatilis.
Btw. your Cypraea in the title got me stumped for a few seconds (no
recent Cypraea live in Norway, only two members of the genus Trivia)
until from context I gathered that you were talking about the
terrestrial genus Cepaea.
Sincerely, Erick
Kay Lavalier wrote:
> 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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