Striped Snail - Cernuella virgata

A globular shell with rounded whorls and usually with dark spiral bands over a paler background. Variable in size from 7-18 mm. Under a lens it has irregular growth lines. The umbilicus is relatively small.

Candidula can also have spiral bands and is of similar size, but this species is more flattened.

Include a photo showing the side view so the globular shape can be seen.

In Leicestershire it is found on open calcareous grassland, but elsewhere it is found in dunes and on coastal grassland.

All year.

Common and widespread.

Uncommon. Only found on calcareous grassland sites.