Tawny Glass Snail - Euconulus fulvus

Description

This small, conical snail grows to around 3.5mm wide and as the common name suggests it is a tawny brown colour but with a partly transparent shell. The aperture is crescent-shaped and there is no imbilicus. The body of the live snail is pale, distinguishing it from Euconulus alderi which has a dark body.

Similar Species

Euconuls alderi shell is virtually indistinguishable but the live snail has a dark body in contrast to the pale body of E. fulvus.

Identification difficulty
ID checklist (your specimen should have all of these features)
  • up to 3.5mm wide
  • conical
  • crescent-shaped aperture
  • pale body
Recording advice

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Habitat

Woodlands, usually in leaf litter or under logs.

When to see it

All year

UK Status

Common and widespread

VC55 Status

Uncommon but probably under-recorded.

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Species profile

Common names
Tawny Glass Snail
Species group:
Slugs & Snails
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Pulmonata
Family:
Euconulidae
Records on NatureSpot:
11
First record:
21/09/1987 (Rundle, Adrian)
Last record:
04/05/2024 (Nicholls, David)

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