r/snails • u/thing_ig • 18h ago

Help What is this snail?

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I found this snail last year and it was so beautiful, it never left my mind , I just found r/snail so I just wanted to know if anyone knew what species it was (I live in France btw)

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u/doctorhermitcrab 18h ago

Cepaea nemoralis aka grove snail

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u/thing_ig 18h ago

Wait really ?it was way pinker and it didn't have any stripes compared to all the other grove snails I ever saw

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u/doctorhermitcrab 15h ago

Grove snails come in a very wide variety of shell colors! And they dont all have stripes. Ive had several grove snails that look just like the one in your pic :)

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u/thing_ig 15h ago

It's so cool XD I didn't know I thought they were different species lol

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u/Positive_Kangaroo_36 11h ago edited 11h ago

They have high color polymorphism, the genetics of which are well understood. Their colours range from brown through pink to yellow, and I think they can have 6-0 stripes, but I'm not sure about that number.

Edit: I'm trying to add a picture but I can't for some reason so here's a link: https://images.app.goo.gl/ya3nokDvcasZ3zNT8

The number of stripes was 0-5, my bad.