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Oval Ambersnail

Novisuccinea ovalis

Description:

A species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family, Succineidae, the ambersnails. Size: Shell is 1/2 inch (12.7 mm)

Habitat:

Found in open woodlands near meadow on a tree.

Notes:

Transferred the snail into the meadow because it was very dark in the woods to take better/clearer photos. Very active

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4 Comments

Carol Snow Milne 2
Carol Snow Milne 2 11 years ago

I hope to find more snails in the future with my new account. They are cool creatures.

notsoclosetnerd1
notsoclosetnerd1 11 years ago

Very nice close ups!!!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

Lovely series!

KrantiAzad
KrantiAzad 11 years ago

nice series.......

Carol Snow Milne
Spotted by
Carol Snow Milne

Lehighton, Pennsylvania, United States

Spotted on Oct 3, 2012
Submitted on Oct 4, 2012

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