Observations in the Genus: Rachis

Snail

Snail
By: Wynand Uys
Kruger2Canyons
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Location: Blyde River bushveld and wetlands near Hoedspruit
Observed on: 7th March 2014
Added to iSpot: 11th March 2014
Likely ID: Savanna Porcelain Snail (Rachis jejuna)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 2
Comments: 4
Description: Spire 22mm long. Found attached to a grass stem. No sign of life. A hardened secretion closed the mouth of the shell, but it looks like an epiphragm rather than an operculum.

Porcelain snail

Porcelain snail
By: Andrew Deacon
South African National ParksToyota Enviro Outreach
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Location: C38, Oshikoto
Observed on: 6th February 2012
Added to iSpot: 19th February 2012
Likely ID: Savanna porcelain snail (Rachis jejuna)
Identifications: 1
Agreements: 3
Comments: 2
Description: Large numbers on bark of trees - Acacia.

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