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Brown-lipped banded snail - Cepaea nemoralis - Family: Helicidae

Brown-lipped banded snail - Cepaea nemoralisBrown-lipped banded snail - Cepaea nemoralis
© Roger Key/English Nature
UK distribution - East Anglia, Midlands, North, South East, South West

The brown-lipped banded snail has a rounded shell that is bright glossy yellow or pink. The shell can be up to 20mm in diameter, with a conical spire and usually with a variable number (maximum five) of distinctive dark spiral bands, although some individuals may be plain yellow or pink. A thick brown lip to the shell usually distinguishes it from the white-lipped banded snail, Cepaea hortensis. The body of the snail is usually dark grey. Banded snails are a favourite food of song thrushes, broken shells being commonly found beside their anvil stones.

Food

Plant feeder on a wide range of fresh vegetation.

Predators

Hedgehog, Jackdaw, Magpie, Mistle thrush, Rook, Slow-worm, Song thrush