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
Collector | Robert Rendall |
Place | Kirkwall |
Date(s) | 1 January 1926 |