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... snails ( Homalogyra ) and forest - litter snails ( Stenopy- lis , Punctum ) are less than one millimetre ( 0.04 inch ) in diameter . At the other extreme , the largest land snail , the African Achatina achatina , is almost 20 ...
... snails ( Homalogyra ) and forest - litter snails ( Stenopy- lis , Punctum ) are less than one millimetre ( 0.04 inch ) in diameter . At the other extreme , the largest land snail , the African Achatina achatina , is almost 20 ...
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... Snail damage. number of deep - sea species are known , and a significant snail fauna is associated with hydrothermal vents . Most marine species have relatively large ranges . Freshwater snails are common in ponds , streams , marshes ...
... Snail damage. number of deep - sea species are known , and a significant snail fauna is associated with hydrothermal vents . Most marine species have relatively large ranges . Freshwater snails are common in ponds , streams , marshes ...
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... snails of West Indies and Central America ( Urocoptidae ) . Suborder Aulacopoda . A group of 3 superfamilies . Superfamily Succineacea . A problematic group including amber snails ( Succineidae ) , which inhabit swamps and damp areas ...
... snails of West Indies and Central America ( Urocoptidae ) . Suborder Aulacopoda . A group of 3 superfamilies . Superfamily Succineacea . A problematic group including amber snails ( Succineidae ) , which inhabit swamps and damp areas ...
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