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One Hundred Snail Shells
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#### [*Oreohelix sp.*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreohelix)

[Oreohelix land snails are endemic to the western United States and particularly the Rocky Mountains, Great Basin and Southwest.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreohelix)  There are seven species known to occur in Utah: Oreohelix eurekensis, O. haydeni, O. parawanensis, O. peripherica, O. strigosa, O. subrudis, and O. Yavapai (Pilsbry 1939).

[![image.png](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/carlgnash/l1MphceN-image.png)](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/carlgnash/l1MphceN-image.png)

I believe most of the shells above belong to Oreohelix peripherica (Deseret Mountainsnail) and specifically the recognized sub-species Oreohelix peripherica wasatchensis (named after the Wasatch Mountain Range where we have found all of these specimens while poking around the Wasatch Front).

![image.png](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/carlgnash/KaMkxIFs-image.png)

These snails have obviously been racing around the region for a long time - here is a fossilized representative we found (below left) displayed next to its modern day cousin!  

![image.png](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/carlgnash/2kpgpelm-image.png)  

We collect the intact shells when we find them and have been using them for craft projects.  The Things love painting and coloring on them :)  After a long soak to get the dirt out and a little bit of bleach water to lift the stains, these shells make a great canvas. 

[![image.png](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/carlgnash/Vdmhscww-image.png)](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/carlgnash/Vdmhscww-image.png)

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#### Utah Snail References

[Nelson and Crandall, 1994.  Phylogeny and Conservation of the Utah Land Snail Oreohelix peripherica (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Camaenidae)](http://jur.byu.edu/?p=7408)

Pilsbry, H. A., 1939. Land Mollusca of North America (North of Mexico). Monograph No 3 of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Vol. 1, Part 1. Philadelphia, 377 and 573
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@cabelindsay ·
Cuteness! Glad to see these artistic kids in action here. Fun information about snails too. Divine spirals, right?! 🐌🍄✨💫
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@carlgnash ·
Yeah gotta love the Fibonacci sequence spiraling perfection.  Hunting for large intact shells is as much fun for the kids as the eventual coloring, if not more so :)
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@creativecrypto ·
Hello @carlgnash, thank you for sharing this creative work! We just stopped by to say that you've been upvoted by the @creativecrypto magazine. [The Creative Crypto](https://thecreativecrypto.com/) is all about art on the blockchain and learning from creatives like you. Looking forward to crossing paths again soon. Steem on!
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@edouard ·
Very awesome, it is reminding me of my sister who is a school teacher. Over the summer she was collecting shells on the St-Laurent shores for a project with her kids. I grew up on those shores and I have fond memories of those shells that were so common. Exotic fresh water species have since been brought along by boats. I am not sure I used the shells for arts and crafts myself.

Thank you for sharing these wonderful experiences in Utah, I particularly like the fossil next to the contemporary shell. It resonates like poetry about the concept of time. 
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@soyrosa ·
Wow! I love to see things in a grid like that, haha! Awesome collection, must've been fun laying them out like that :D
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@torico ·
thats some collection, and curious as i wouldnt have expected them inland but perhaps a remnant of the great salt lake? the fossilized pic is fascinating.
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@carlgnash ·
Land snails are pretty common world wide, their distribution doesn't really depend on there being fresh or salt water nearby.  The shell and the mucous they secrete help them conserve their moisture - because of this they can live even in deserts where you wouldn't expect to see slugs (which are basically snails without shells).  One interesting thing is in some desert areas they actually estevate - estevation is basically the same thing as hibernation, but the period of dormant inactivity happens during the *summer* instead of winter.  You should have very similar snails on the mountainsides and forests in Colorado, a generic name for this type of snail is "Rocky Mountainsnail".  The land snails we had in Oregon were larger and a dark reddish brown.  
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@torico · (edited)
ima have to make an effort to look more. ive seen crawdaddies and regular snails (slugs?) without the shell but not that many shelled guys. maybe im just not looking in the right place, or just not noticing them because they are so common (blend in with the typical fauna). tx for the shout-out to these everyday alien creatures..
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