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Land snails

Helicella itala shell
Helicella itala
Myosotella denticulata. Shell height 6.5mm. Aperture lacks an operculum. Images of live animal in water. High water mark and just above. Salting on sheltered Menai Strait (full salinity sea water). Under stones with terrestrial invertebrates.
Myosotella denticulata
Myosotella myosotis. Heights 7.5mm and 6mm. 2 or 3 teeth on inner lip. 0 or 1(max.) tooth on outer lip. Lip thickens when mature (larger specimen). MHW, salt marsh, brackish 22ppt, Severn Estuary, August 2011.
Myosotella myosotis
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