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  • Although Say, in 1822, described this species as Pupa contracta, he thought it probably belonged to Carychium.

    Archive 2008-01-01 AYDIN 2008

  • One peculiar characteristic of G. contracta and many other Gastrocopta species I have seen is that the shells of live snails usually have bits of soil stuck to them.

    Gastrocopta contracta AYDIN 2008

  • Gastrocopta contracta with its always dirty shell.

    Top 10 land snail pictures of 2008 AYDIN 2008

  • One peculiar characteristic of G. contracta and many other Gastrocopta species I have seen is that the shells of live snails usually have bits of soil stuck to them.

    Archive 2008-01-01 AYDIN 2008

  • Although Say, in 1822, described this species as Pupa contracta, he thought it probably belonged to Carychium.

    Gastrocopta contracta AYDIN 2008

  • Gastrocopta contracta with its always dirty shell.

    Archive 2008-12-01 AYDIN 2008

  • I noticed that Hubricht didn't show records in Franklin County for Deroceras laeve (=Limax campestris), Strobilops labyrinthica (=Strobila labyrinthica), Carychium exiguum, Vallonia pulchella, Philomycus caroliniensis (=Tebennophorus carolinensis), Gastrocopta armifera (=Pupa armifera), G. contracta and G. corticaria that Moore and Butler recorded.

    Bulletin of the Brookville Society of Natural History AYDIN 2007

  • I noticed that Hubricht didn't show records in Franklin County for Deroceras laeve (=Limax campestris), Strobilops labyrinthica (=Strobila labyrinthica), Carychium exiguum, Vallonia pulchella, Philomycus caroliniensis (=Tebennophorus carolinensis), Gastrocopta armifera (=Pupa armifera), G. contracta and G. corticaria that Moore and Butler recorded.

    Archive 2007-03-01 AYDIN 2007

  • 'Tis [4005] Tully's axiom, ferre ea molestissime homines non debent, quae ipsorum culpa contracta sunt, self do, self have, as the saying is, they may thank themselves.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Superficie corporis, aquae marine frigore et pondere, compressa et contracta, interstitia fibrarum occluduntur: particulis incrementi novis partes abrasas reficientibus, locus non datur.

    Travels through France and Italy 2004

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