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Story: Snails and slugs

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. New Zealand land molluscs

  3. Flax snails, giant snails and veined slugs

  4. Conservation

  5. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - New Zealand land molluscs

Land mollusc families

Land mollusc families

Parts of a snail

Parts of a snail

Native zebra snail

Native zebra snail (1st of 3)

Tiny land snail

Tiny land snail (2nd of 3)

Large land snail

Large land snail (3rd of 3)

Scientist Gary Barker

Scientist Gary Barker

Garden snails mating

Garden snails mating

From page 2 - Flax snails, giant snails and veined slugs

Flax snail colony

Flax snail colony

Flax snail

Flax snail

Kauri snail

Kauri snail

Powelliphanta life cycle

Powelliphanta life cycle

Large native slug

Large native slug (1st of 4)

Newly discovered native slug

Newly discovered native slug (2nd of 4)

Undescribed native slug

Undescribed native slug (3rd of 4)

Leaf-veined native slug

Leaf-veined native slug (4th of 4)

From page 3 - Conservation

Powelliphanta shells

Powelliphanta shells

Damaged snail shells

Damaged snail shells

Relocated snails

Relocated snails

How to cite this page:

Paddy Ryan, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/snails-and-slugs/media (accessed 12 April 2021)

Story by Paddy Ryan, published 24 Sep 2007

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