Point Snail - Acicula fusca
Description
A tiny (2.2 to 2.8 mm) species with glossy cylindrical shell and an operculum. The surface is smooth, glossy, reddish to yellowish-brown, with extremely fine, widely spaced radial striae.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Lives in deep, stable leaf litter, moss or soil in wooded habitats on base-rich soils.
When to see it
All year round
UK Status
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
VC55 Status
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
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