snail identification

If I can't confidently ID it down to species, I'll take it to the lowest taxonomic group I can. Common reasons for vague IDs include:

Identifying characteristics aren't visible.

No location is provided.

Dissection or genetic sequencing is necessary for a positive ID.

My asks are open if you have a photo of a snail you would like to have identified! For specific IDs, please provide a location (a broad area, like a country or state, is good enough, though more specific is always better). You can PM the info to me if you don't want it publicly posted. Please only submit your own photos, or images which you have explicit permission to post.

You can also send an ask if you'd like to be assigned a snail, or to share a post which contains a snail.

My tagging system is as follows:

Snail IDs: #snail ID

Snail assignments: #assigned snail

Daily snails: #the daily snail

Miscellaneous snails: #snailposting

Non-snail-posts (discussion, etc.): #not snails

My pet snails: #my snails

In addition to tagging the assigned species, I'll tag all relevant taxonomic groups as listed by iNaturalist, starting at Gastropoda. So for the Pacific Sideband (Monadenia fidelis), the tags might look like:

#gastropoda #heterobranchia #euthyneura #tectipleura #eupulmonata #stylommatophora #helicinia #helicoidei #helicoidea #xanthonychidae #monadeniinae #monadenia #monadenia fidelis

Lengthy, I know, but that way you can quickly search the blog for taxonomic groups of interest!

All representative images I post come from iNaturalist, and the original observation will be linked.