Allogona townsendiana  (Oregon Forestsnail)

© Kristiina Ovaska (Photo ID #2554)

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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
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Photo ID #	2554
Comments	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.