Two-lipped door snail

Taxobox
name = "Balea biplicata"


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Gastropoda
ordo = Stylommatophora
familia = Clausiliidae
genus = "Balea"
species = "Balea biplicata"
binomial = "Balea biplicata"
binomial_authority = (Montagu, 1803)
synonyms = The Two lipped door snail ("Balea biplicata") is a species of snail with a long, elegant shell.

The snail lives in many places in Europe. In England, it is found mainly in the London area, almost exclusively along the River Thames, and is particularly preserved at Isleworth Ait. There is also a colony at Purfleet in Essex.

References

* [http://www.thameswater.co.uk/UK/region/en_gb/content/News/News_001322.jsp?SECT=Section_Homepage_000431Thames Water Island Sanctuary For Sweaty, Hairy Snails Becomes London's Latest Local Nature Reserve 22 Feb 07]