Garden Molluscs

Getting started: Is it a slug or a snail? (NOTE: In Scotland slugs are often referred to as snails; no differentiation is made)

Most European slugs do not have an external shell. The exception is the genusTestacella

Testacella sp.

Note the small plate-like shell on the back end, which is much too small for the animal to retreat into. If your specimen looks like this, click on the image to the right for more information, otherwise click on the slug or snail below, as appropriate.

Typical Slug

Typical Snail