Mollusca : Gastropoda : Stylommatophora : Hygromiidae | Snails and slugs |
Trochulus striolatus |
Description: A medium-sized globular shell with depressed, low, conical spire. Whorls convex, with moderately deep sutures and last whorl noticeably angled on the periphery. Umbilicus medium-sized. Whitish to yellow-brown or red-brown with rather coarse irregular growth lines and often a pale band on the angled periphery. Hairless when adult, with scattered coarse hairs when juvenile. Widespread. 11-15 mm.
World Distribution: Confined to western Europe from the British Isles east to northern France and central and southern Germany. Distribution type: Suboceanic Temperate (72).
Irish Distribution: Common throughout, but scarce in highland areas.
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Distribution Map from NBN: Trochulus striolatus at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Trochulus striolatus at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
GBIF data for Trochulus striolatus | Classification: Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Hygromiidae, Trochulus
Thumbnails for genus Trochulus
Anderson, R., 2024. Trochulus striolatus. (C. Pfeiffer, 1828). [In] MolluscIreland. https://www2.habitas.org.uk/molluscireland/species.php?item=171. Accessed on 2024-12-26. |