Identifying common British garden snails: shell taller than wide

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Shell taller than wide

 

The first thing is to measure it. For details of how to measure, click on the text link.

The next thing is to count the number of whorls. For details of how to do this, click on the text linkt.

Take a note of the measurements and the number of whorls.

Shell glossy with simple mouth-edge

If the mouth-edge is simple and the shell is translucent, glossy  and horn coloured, like the shell on the left, click on the image for a full description.

Mouth edge thickened and reflected

If the mouth edge is thickened, and sharply reflected at right angles, like the shell to the right, click on the image for a full description.