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Video of Bithynia tentaculata

Photo of Bithynia tentaculata on rock courtesy of Roger Haro
Photo courtesy of Roger Haro

Shell Anatomy illustration provided by Stijn Ghesquiere

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shell of B. tentaculata often no larger than 12-15mm and these snails usually reach sexual maturity at a shell height of 8mm (Kipp and Benson 2010).

                                                                  
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Photo of shell of Bithynia tentaculata provided by Jan Delsing and BioLibPhoto of shell of Bithynia tentaculata provided by Jan Delsing
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Illustration of the "asymmetry hypothesis"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illustration of the "asymmety hypothesis".

 

 

 

A yummy use for the faucet snail...Just kidding.

Photo of snails on a faucet 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faucet snails?...No but they are snails on a faucet :) 

 

                                                              

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