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English Chrysalis-snail
Leiostyla anglica
Leiostyla anglica is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae.
From the article Leiostyla anglica on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
For terms see gastropod shell The 3.1-3.7 x 1.7-2.1 mm shell is oval with 5 to 6.5 very slightly convex whorls. The apertural margin is U-shaped with a pronounced circular angular sinus and a strong angularis. The parietalis is also strong but deeper inside. There is strong columellaris and two weaker and deeper palatal folds. The shell is reddish-brown. It is almost smooth or weakly striated. The animal is light, almost transparent, except for the greyish head and tentacles. The upper tentacles are long, and the lower tentacles are very short, like tubercles.
Range & habitat
This species is known to occur in a number of European countries and islands, including the UK, Ireland, Portugal, and France.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 150729.