Drymaeus multilineatus (lined tree snail shells) (Sanibel Island, Florida, USA) (49763143532)

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Description: Drymaeus multilineatus (Say, 1825) - lined tree snail shells, modern (latest Holocene) The gastropods (snails & slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (the slugs & sea slugs & pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores. The lined tree snail is a type of land snail - they are air-breathers. Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Bulimulidae Locality: bases of large trees in & near Gulfside City Park, near-southern shore of Sanibel Island, Gulf of Mexico coast of southern Florida, USA. Date: 11 April 2020, 17:52. Source: Drymaeus multilineatus (lined tree snail shells) (Sanibel Island, Florida, USA). Author: James St. John.