Mastodawn

Plazi Species 1d ago

#NewSpecies!
New sea snail from the #frenchpolynesia just crawled in:

Bulla niauensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CA729441-C214-FF8E-FC75-F88CFD71FAAF
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2026v48a6
#Geodiversitas #BullaNiauensis

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Big ol' leopard slug I spotted while out walking the dogs. ☺️

#wildlifewednesday #slugs #gastropods #wildlife #nature

Plazi Species Apr 10

#NewSpecies!
New cone snail from the #frenchpolynesia just crawled in:

Conus georgesrichardi

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CA729441-C216-FF83-FCC0-FCC9FDAAF94C
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2026v48a6
#Geodiversitas #ConusGeorgesrichardi

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Nilem🕷️Apr 9

A very small snail.

#gastropods #mollusks #snails #macrophotography

MostDiscussed Apr 2

Elysia chlorotica (common name the eastern emerald elysia) is a small-to-medium-sized species of green sea slug, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusc. #MostDiscussed #Gastropods https://www.mostdiscussed.com/article/412471

Most Discussed 📖 - Elysia Chlorotica

Inat Repost Bot Mar 28

https://inaturalist.org Observation of the Day for Mar 27, 2026: Antidrymaeus stramineus [Mollusca], by user: floydh
[via @inatrepostbot]
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/345004880
Youngmans Valley, Cumberland Watershed, St Vincent and the Grenadines
2026-03-24T10:55:00-04:00
Credit: (c) floydh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
See more: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/inat-observation-of-the-day
#inaturalist #inaturalistorg #citizenscience #antidrymaeusstramineus #antidrymaeusstramineus #youngmansvalley #cumberlandwatershed #stvincentandthegrenadines #mollusca #animals #molluscs #gastropods #heterobranchs #commonlandsnailsandslugs

Plazi Species Mar 20

#NewSpecies!
New freshwater snail from #spain just crawled in:

Corrosella ballestae

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E487C4-B22D-FFA8-18B2-F919FC21FBF7
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1043.3203
#ejtaxonomy #CorrosellaBallestae

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[BITES YOU]🎨📷🔞Mar 20

“Almost… there!” 🐌🌺

From 2022

#photography #photo-friday #digital-photography #original-photography #nature #nature-photography #garden #plants #flowers #bloomscrolling #pink-sorrel #animals #invertebrates #gastropods #snails #snail #garden-snail #green #pink #old-piece

Plazi Species Mar 13

#NewSpecies!
New freshwater snail from #georgia just crawled in:

Gveleshapia kvevri

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B5BF9640-514B-571F-A43E-9628688A5D6D
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1272.178534
#ZooKeys #GveleshapiaKvevri

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Plazi Species Mar 6

#NewSpecies!
New land snail from #indonesia just crawled in:

Chamalycaeus dayangmerindu

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AE121272-7AA7-5F93-9F29-04CA8B873455
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1272.179378
#ZooKeys #ChamalycaeusDayangmerindu

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#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #malacology #gastropods #snails #landsnails