Burgundy snail

Description:

This is a big snail (size at 3rd Picture) The Burgundy snail is native to the central and southeast Europe, and one of the reasons it is established in Sweden today is that the monks brought it here because it was considered as good foods as fish, which was the only food that was allowed during the Catholic fasting.

Habitat:

Meadowlands, about 2 km from the ruins of an old Franciscan Monastery (1200-1600)

Notes:

The Burgundy snail is relatively stationary, and, once adjusted, it stays in the area. It has a spiral twisted shell in an adult shell has a diameter of 3.8-5 cm. The shells are hermaphroditic, meaning an individual is both male and female, but to be fertilized, the snails are switching sperms with eachother. The eggs are laid in the ground.