Lake Limpet - Acroloxus lacustris

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    Description

    A small limpet like snail with a hood shaped shell.

    Identification difficulty
    Habitat

    Freshwater ponds and lakes.

    When to see it

    All year round.

    UK Status

    Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain except in the far north.

    VC55 Status

    Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.

    be our species champion

    • David Nicholls
      Bagworth Heath Woods
      16 May 2013
    • Graham Calow
      The Grange Fields, Broughton Astley
      25 April 2015
      specimen examined

    Leicestershire & Rutland Map

    MAP KEY:

    Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
    Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015

    UK Map