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Reddish Aegopinella
Retinella nitidula
Aegopinella nitidula (previously known as Retinella nitidula), common name the waxy glass snail, is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae, the glass snails.
Forsyth et al. (2001) reviewed its identification and ecology.
From the article Aegopinella nitidula on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
For terms see gastropod shell.
The diameter attains 8 mm (0.31 in), its height 6 mm (0.24 in). The shell is amber-reddish in color, occasionally appearing whitish. It is milky white near the umbilicus. It is finely striated with spiral lines, forming a delicate reticular pattern, less prominent than in A. pura. The apex is strongly convex, featuring 3.5 to 4.5 convex whorls that increase regularly in size. The body whorl is not inflated near the aperture and does not descend. The aperture is slightly oblique, and the umbilicus is wide. The animal itself is bluish-grey with a lighter sole and bluish-black upper tentacles.
Range & habitat
This shell is very similar to Aegopinella nitens, but has a different distribution being found in northwestern Europe. This species occurs in these countries amongst others:
Czech Republic Ukraine Great Britain Ireland Canada (Vancouver; introduced)
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1713847.