Search is on for the German hairy snail in London

Conchologists, and citizen scientists team up to seek out endangered mollusc species along River ThamesIt is tiny, hairy and “German” – and it could be hiding underneath a piece of...

By Patrick Barkham · The Guardian World

Conchologists, and citizen scientists team up to seek out endangered mollusc species along River Thames It is tiny, hairy and “German” – and it could be hiding underneath a piece of driftwood near you. Citizen scientists and expert conchologists are teaming up to conduct the first London-wide search for one of Britain’s most endangered molluscs. The fingernail-sized German hairy snail ( Pseudotrichia rubiginosa ) is found in fragmented patches of habitat mostly along the tidal Thames. Continue reading...