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by Helmut Nisters, Innsbruck, Austria |
In this gallery some well known species of our major families of landshells are presented, and these complement the species illustrated in previous articles. It is hoped they show the marvellous variety of landshells that can be found. Their preferred habitats and collecting methods were described in these previous articles.
Previous Micscape articles by Helmut Nisters can be found by typing the author's surname in the Library Search engine; link below.
(The size given is the length or diameter of a typical
specimen.)
Family: Clausiliidae
Cochlodina laminata laminata 15.5mm |
 
Cochlodina comensis comensis 11.5mm |
 
Pseudofusulus varians 9.5mm |
 
Macrogastra ventricosa 16.5mm |
Macrogastra attenuata 15mm |
 
Macrogastra densestriata gredleri 14.5mm |
Macrogastra plicatula 12mm |
Clausilia rugosa parvula 8.5mm |
Neostyriaca corynodes corynodes 9mm |
Family: Hygromiidae
Trichia villosa 10.5mm |
Urticicola umbrosus 12.5mm |
 
Monachoides incarnatus 14.5mm |
Euomphalia strigella 14.5mm |
 
Ciliella ciliata 8.5mm |
Family: Helicidae
Arianta arbustorum arbustorum 19mm |
 
Chilostoma achates rhaeticum 24.5mm |
Cepaea hortensis hortensis 19.5mm |
Appendix
Helmut Nisters contact details (work and home).
| Natural History Department of
the Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck,
Malacological Collection, Feldstr. 11a, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria, Europe. Phone: 0043 512 58 72 86 37. |
Helmut Nisters
Franz-Fischer-Str. 46 A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria, Europe Phone and Fax: 0043 512 57 32 14 E-mail: www.helix@ibk.netwing.at URL: www.netwing.at/nisters/ |
URL: hnshell4
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