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Giant African Land Snail (GALS)

                                    
                                    
                                        Achatina fulica                                    
                                

                                

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                                Achatina fulica is a species of land snail in the family Achatinidae, known commonly as the giant African snail or giant African land snail. Outside of its native range this snail thrives in many types of habitat in areas with mild ...                            

                                                        
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                                                    This one was about 13 cm in length Marié. :D                                                

                                                                                            

                                        


                                    

                                    
                                    

                                        

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                                                    Impressive! How big is the specimen?                                                

                                                                                            

                                        


                                    

                                                                                        

                    

                

                    
    
                    
    
                    
    

        

        

            
            


                                    
                        
                            
                        
                    
                    
                                            
                                            


                        

                            
                            

                                

                                    
                                        
Hunter Snail

                                    
                                    
                                        Gulella sp.                                    
                                

                                

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                                Very small orangy-yellowish snail with bright orange shell, snailing across an earthstar fungus.                             ...                            

                                                        
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                                                    Lizzie, I asked Prof Dai Herbert, the Chief Curator: Molusca of the KwaZulu Natal Musem if he could assist with an ID for this observation. Here is his insightful response:

These are indeed good photographs. The snail has been correctly identified as a Hunter Snail (Gulella sp), but it is not the Trumpet-mouthed Hunter Snail (Gulella salpinx). There are over 100 species of hunter snail in southern African and they mostly differ in terms of the number and arrangement of so-called ‘teeth’ in the shell opening. To identify the species with any confidence one has to be able to see these features. Unfortunately, this is not the case in the pictures provided so I cannot be certain of the species. However, given the location I suspect it is likely to be Gulella infans or Gulella johannesburgensis, both of which are quite common in Gauteng.
 
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                                                    What a special find! I think it is a type of Hunter snail (Genus Gulella).                                                

                                                                                            

                                        


                                    

                                    
                                    

                                        

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                                                            Common name: Huntersnail
Scientific name: Genus Gulella                                                        
                                                    

                                                                                                

                                        


                                    

                                                                                        

                    

                

                    
    
                    
    
                    
    
                    
    
                    
    
                    
    
                    
    
                    
    

        

        

            
            


                                    
                        
                            
                        
                    
                    
                                            
                                            


                        

                            
                            

                                

                                    
                                        
Giant Chiton

                                    
                                    
                                        Dinoplax gigas                                    
                                

                                

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                                Washed up on the beach. A bit larger than an egg. The outer shell is very hard, while the brownish rim at the bottom is ‘n bit softer. I have no idea what this could be. Any ideas out there? Perhaps ...                            

                                                        
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                                                            Common name: Giant Chiton
Scientific name: Dinoplax gigas
Notes: Branch, GM. et al. (2010) Two Oceans. A guide to marine life of Southern Africa                                                        
                                                    

                                                                                                

                                        


                                    

                                                                                        

                    

                

                    
    
                            

            
        

                    
            






    

        


            


				
					
				
                
                
                
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