E-Fauna Photo Gallery
Allogona townsendiana
(Oregon Forestsnail)
© Kristiina Ovaska (Photo ID #2554)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Cowlitz Valley, Washington, USA
Photographer
Kristiina Ovaska
Habitat
Mixed-wood forest with abundant herbaceous growth
Photo Date
April 26, 2004
Upload Date
December 28, 2007
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
2554
Notes
Note how the periostracum, or chitinous outer covering of the shell, is eroding, exposing the white shell. The shell of this species is prone to such erosion.
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