This is Mesodon thyroides, a common Ohio woodland snail.


At 10:32 PM 6/21/99 -0400, you wrote:
>To those that responded: Thanks very much for the info
>on the "sandwichensis" shells. I greatly appreciate it.
>Now a question for the entire list. While out walking the
>other day, I came across a land snail in the woods. It is about
>the same size as am american nickel, and is translucent brown.
>( but that is hard to tell, because of the animal ). It looks quite like
>it could be in the family Helicidae. Lip is thin, but forms a white
>"ring"
>around the aperture. Umbilicus is partially closed by the lower lip.
>Vertical striations cover the whole shell, but they vanish at the apex.
>There is a tiny, white tooth on the inside roof of the aperture. There is
>a shallow,
>white suture. Can anybody tell me what this is? I found it on a leaf of
>wild ginger
>early in the afternoon in a deep central Ohio forest. Oh, yes, does
>anyone have any
>suggestions on how to clean land snails without a mess??
>
>Thanks,
>James
>
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