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Garden snail: size, dimension and comparison

The adopted reference is about 3 cm.

representative shell diameter

3 cm = 0.03 m. A centimeter is one hundredth of a meter.

Its spiral shell protects part of its soft body.

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Garden snail, interpreted illustration
Interpreted illustration · dimension stated in the fact sheet.

What does this number measure?

Its spiral shell protects part of its soft body. Displayed dimension: representative shell diameter.

Compare the stated dimensions

The comparison uses the number in each fact sheet: altitude, height, diameter, length or distance, depending on the reference. Two values in metres do not necessarily describe the same property.

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Source and limitations

Catalogue value to check against the source; not individually audited.

Naturalistic illustration of a garden snail; anatomy, texture and coloration are interpreted, not photographic. Shell diameter is visually estimated at 66 % of the illustrated width.