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Swampy Lymnaea
The swampy lymnaea is a large, native Colorado snail.
About This Species
The swampy lymnaea can be an inch and half long and slides along the bottom of the water body and is a grazer and scavenger.
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Physical Characteristics
The shell of the swampy lymnaea is large, up to 40 mm or more in length, thin and fragile. Its spire is sharply pointed, with 6 or 7 whorls. The shell surface is shiny with a malleated (hammered) appearance. The aperture is usually half the length of the shell. The lip is columellar and twisted outward.
Range
It is found only in mountainous portions of the Arkansas, Colorado, and Rio Grande River drainages.
Habitat
The swampy lymnaea lives in warm, shallow ponds, lakes and marshes. The swampy lymnaea is capable of creating a slime rope for crawling to the surface for air.