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What kind of snails are found locally that have solid brown, conical helix shells with four or five whorls; they are various sizes up to about 4 mm long?

Last Updated: November 05, 2009

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For help in identifying snails, contact the collection curators at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. They have a collection of freshwater invertebrates with emphasis on the foothills and plains. Their website is: Mollusks and Other Invertebrates. You could also submit a specimen to the Colorado State University Identification and Diagnostic Service. Instructions for submission are found at Identification and Diagnostic Service.***

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