Vespericola columbianus; Northwest Hesperian (snail)

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Vespericola columbianus; Northwest Hesperian (snail)

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Vespericola columbianus
Northwest Hesperian (snail)

Photographer: Kristiina Ovaska

ID: 0000 0000 0105 0226 (2005-01-03)

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date of photo Mar 2002

location Rocky Point, Metchosin, Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada)

family Polygiridae

order Stylommatophora

class Gastropoda

habitat Garry Oak meadow

notes This snail lacks hair-like projections of the covering of the shell characteristic to this species; a population of these 'naked-shelled' snails inhabit Garry Oak meadows near the ocean shore on southern Vancouver Island.

camera Nikon 601 with 60 mm macro-lens

photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Other

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common names Northwest Hesperian (snail) (photographer)

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