According to Cobbinah, Vink and Onwuka (2008),
there are three species of land snail which are:
there are three species of land snail which are:
1.
Giant
African Land Snail: The Giant African Land Snail is one of the largest of all the
terrestrial species out there. It is very rare that you will come across one
but if you do pay close attention to the very unique markings that they offer.
They have a light to dark brown shells with vertical stripes of a darker shade
of brown on them. The average adult shell has a conical shape and its length is
4 inches although exceptional individuals have reached up to inches 7 inches.
They can range in size from about 3 inches long to about 8 inches long. They
have an average life span of about 5-7 years. When they have enough food and
the weather is comfortable, they tend to live much longer. Some of them have
been known to live up to 10 years. It is not easy to have them in captivity
because people aren’t usually educated about the temperature and the moisture
that they need.
Giant
African Land Snail: The Giant African Land Snail is one of the largest of all the
terrestrial species out there. It is very rare that you will come across one
but if you do pay close attention to the very unique markings that they offer.
They have a light to dark brown shells with vertical stripes of a darker shade
of brown on them. The average adult shell has a conical shape and its length is
4 inches although exceptional individuals have reached up to inches 7 inches.
They can range in size from about 3 inches long to about 8 inches long. They
have an average life span of about 5-7 years. When they have enough food and
the weather is comfortable, they tend to live much longer. Some of them have
been known to live up to 10 years. It is not easy to have them in captivity
because people aren’t usually educated about the temperature and the moisture
that they need.
2.
Garden Snail: The Helix aspersa is an
air-breathing land snail, which has a single lung. They have a brownish soft
body, which is usually covered with slimy mucus. They have yellow or
cream-colored shells with brown spiral stripes. When a land snail is old
enough, a lip is formed at the edge of the shell aperture. The shell of this
species has a height of about 1-1.4 inches and a width of 1-1.5 inches. The
garden snail has a flat muscular organ called a foot that helps it move with a
gliding motion helped by the release of a mucus to reduce friction with the
rough surface. This mucus is the reason why land snails leave a wet trace of
slime when they move around.
Garden Snail: The Helix aspersa is an
air-breathing land snail, which has a single lung. They have a brownish soft
body, which is usually covered with slimy mucus. They have yellow or
cream-colored shells with brown spiral stripes. When a land snail is old
enough, a lip is formed at the edge of the shell aperture. The shell of this
species has a height of about 1-1.4 inches and a width of 1-1.5 inches. The
garden snail has a flat muscular organ called a foot that helps it move with a
gliding motion helped by the release of a mucus to reduce friction with the
rough surface. This mucus is the reason why land snails leave a wet trace of
slime when they move around.
3.
Roman Snail: The Roman Snail (Helix pomatia) is an air breathing land snail that has
a creamy to light brown shell with darker brown bands. The shell is almost
rounded with a width of 1.2-2 inches and a height of 1.2-1.8 inches. They have
a single lung and a muscular foot that helps with locomotion. The foot
contracts to produce movement and glands within it release a mucus that reduce
friction with the underneath surface, reducing risks of damaging their skin.
Another important anatomy characteristic is a couple of tentacles in the head.
The upper pair is used for vision, while the lower contains smell sensors.
Roman Snail: The Roman Snail (Helix pomatia) is an air breathing land snail that has
a creamy to light brown shell with darker brown bands. The shell is almost
rounded with a width of 1.2-2 inches and a height of 1.2-1.8 inches. They have
a single lung and a muscular foot that helps with locomotion. The foot
contracts to produce movement and glands within it release a mucus that reduce
friction with the underneath surface, reducing risks of damaging their skin.
Another important anatomy characteristic is a couple of tentacles in the head.
The upper pair is used for vision, while the lower contains smell sensors.