Vitta picta (Férussac 1823)

"Small is beautiful"

God, mother nature, self-regulating biochemical feedback loops (....) did one of their best on these little snails!

What I like is also this contrasting simple one on matrix. Looks like G., m. n., s.-r. b. rf l. (...) were in deep sleep in this moment . But still nice in its simplicity!

Franz Bernhard

2 hours ago, FranzBernhard said:

"Small is beautiful"

God, mother nature, self-regulating biochemical feedback loops (....) did one of their best on these little snails!

What I like is also this contrasting simple one on matrix. Looks like G., m. n., s.-r. b. rf l. (...) were in deep sleep in this moment . But still nice in its simplicity!

Franz Bernhard

Hi Franz and thanks again. I really enjoyed sorting through the little gems and think I have everything pretty well identified now. I'll be posting some more in this gallery, so please let me know if I make any mistakes. My main difficulty is differentiating Granulolabium bicinctum from G.plicatum sturi. I believe you probably separated them when you packed them, but I mixed them up before I realized that.

Hello Roger,

If you arrange all the Granulolabium in a row, G. plicatum will stick out, just try it . I think, there are only two of them in the mix and I did not separate them from the others. They are rare at Fuggaberg-3, but at other sites, G. plicatum makes 2/3 of all Granulolabium.

Btw, isn´t it Vitta picta (Férrusac 1825) according to fossilworks etc.? What ref. are you using?

Greetings!
Franz Bernhard

Aha. I though that you had intentionally separated the Granulolabiums. I'll try what you are suggesting. You're right about the author by Vitta. I think I must have been thinking of something else when I posted it. Thanks.