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Hain-Bänderschnecke - Cepaea nemoralis -grove snail, brown-lipped snail, Germany

It is one of the most common large species of land snail in Europe. size: 18–25 mm

 

Cepaea nemoralis is highly polymorphic in shell colour and banding. The background colour of the shell varies along a continuum from brown through pink to yellow and sometimes almost white.Additionally the shells can be with or without dark bands. The bands vary in intensity of colour, in width and in number, from zero to five.

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Uploaded on April 19, 2025
Taken on April 19, 2025