Amber Snail - Succinea putris

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Description

Height: 15 to 22 mm. Width: 7 to 12 mm. Very light amber to orange brown in colour, sometimes with a broad band near the opening. It has a very long final whorl to its shell.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Lush, damp, well vegetated places, river banks, pond sides etc. often on the stems of waterside vegetation.

When to see it

Peaks July to September.

UK Status

Fairly common and widespread throughout England and Wales, fewer records from Scotland.

VC55 Status

Very common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

  • David Nicholls
    Cossington
    11 October 2011
  • Jon Barker
    Bagworth Heath
    21 May 2011
  • HAPeacock
    River Soar - St Marys Mill
    12 July 2012
  • HAPeacock
    River Soar - St Marys Mill
    14 June 2012
  • HAPeacock
    River Soar - St Marys Mill
    14 June 2012
  • steven lewis
    welby
    21 February 2017
  • HAPeacock
    River Soar - St Marys Mill
    12 July 2012

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
Large Amber Snail
Species group:
Slugs & Snails
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Pulmonata
Family:
Succineidae
Records on NatureSpot:
171
First record:
27/07/1987 (Rundle, Adrian)
Last record:
17/02/2024 (Nicholls, David)

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  • David Nicholls
    Wirlybones Wood, Ratby
    10 June 2011
  • Barbara Cooper
    Long Clawson
    06 July 2013
    on Flag iris in pond
  • HAPeacock
    River Soar - St Marys Mill
    14 June 2012
  • AJ Cann
    Holwell
    07 May 2016
  • Steve Mathers
    Cossington NR
    12 September 2016
  • steven lewis
    welby
    15 May 2016
  • Dylan
    Melton garden
    31 August 2022
    Amber Snail
  • stepgray4
    Launde Park Wood
    11 July 2021