Two-lipped door snail

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Balea biplicata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Clausiliidae
Genus: Balea
Species: Balea biplicata
Binomial name
Balea biplicata
(Montagu, 1803)

The Two lipped door snail (Balea biplicata) is a species of snail with a long, elegant shell.

The snail lives in many places in Europe. In England, it is found mainly in the London area, almost exclusively along the River Thames, and is particularly preserved at Isleworth Ait. There is also a colony at Purfleet in Essex.

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