tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666457738678091444.post6185848558708053325..comments2023-10-01T14:34:35.157+01:00Comments on 1000 for 1KSQ: Desperate times....Andy Musgrovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05105588316743620086noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666457738678091444.post-88845971415963358522013-03-14T13:33:06.348+00:002013-03-14T13:33:06.348+00:00That did worry me slightly but the spire was notic...That did worry me slightly but the spire was noticeably flattened and there was a small but distinct umbilicus too which led me to Monacha. The apparent yellow colour may be an artefact of the light (and the camera compensating for the blue) as it was a greyish white in real life.Rich Billingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12005128835271446476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666457738678091444.post-9917660224228521792013-03-12T13:36:42.299+00:002013-03-12T13:36:42.299+00:00Rich, That's the unbanded form of one of the C...Rich, That's the unbanded form of one of the Cepaea species: C. nemoralis or C. hortensis. The yellow colour is the giveaway - Monacha cantiana is never yellow, more chalky with a pinkish flush near the mouth.Mark G. Telferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02436213627213480893noreply@blogger.com