FAUNA Paraguay Gallery of Snail and Slug (Gastropoda) Images
The Gastropds are a diverse group of which the snails and slugs are the most instantly recognisable members. During the development of all gastropods the visceral hump rotates through 180o so that the anus open anteriorly.

Thanks to Dr Wolfgang Gibb for the identifications of species in this gallery..

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Thanks to Dr Wolfgang Gibb for the identifications of species in this gallery.
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Gallery 1 Snails
FIGURE 1a - Drymaeus sp. (Orthalicidae / Bulimulidae), PN Defensores del Chaco, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 1b - Megalobulimus sp. (Strophocheilidae), Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith June 2007).
FIGURE 1c - Megalobulimus sp. (Strophocheilidae), Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 1d - Pomacea sp. (Ampullariidae), Ruta Trans-Chaco, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 1e - Pomacea sp. (Ampullariidae) mating, Rio Paraná, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith January 2008).
FIGURE 1f - Pomacea sp. (Ampullariidae) eggs, Bahía Negra, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Teatske Nieuborg undated).
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Gallery 2 Slugs
FIGURE 2a - Unidentified sp. of slug, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith January 2008).
FIGURE 2b - Unidentified sp. of slug, Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canidneyú (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 2c - Unidentified sp. of slug, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2009).
FIGURE 2d - Unidentified sp. of slug, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2011).