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Specimen, shell

Other name(s): 
Oxychilus alliarius
Oxychilus alliarius
Garlic snail
garlic glass-snail
garlic glass snail
Collection ID: 
Z555.1.171
Collection: 
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 1 specimen. Possibly a juvenile. Coiled and relatively flat, semi-translucent, very small and pale yellowish grey in colour. Most often found in damp environments like mosses. Hard to identify from photographs alone but the animal produces a secretion that smells strongly of garlic.

Field collection

CollectorRobert Rendall
PlaceKirkwall
Date(s)
1 January 1926

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