Euconulus fulvus is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Euconulidae, the hive snails.
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra clade limacoid clade |
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| Species: | E. fulvus
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| Euconulus fulvus (O. F. Müller, 1774)
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Description edit
For terms see gastropod shell
The 2.0-2.5 x 2.8-3.5 mm shell is broader than high. The colour is yellowish brown. The shell surface on the upper side is rather pale, the lower side is rather silky and smooth. There is no umbilicus and the last whorl with a trace of a keel.[1]
Distribution edit
This species occurs in countries and islands including:
- Czech Republic
- Ukraine[2]
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- and other areas
Habitat edit
Euconulus fulvus occurs mainly in coniferous and deciduous forests, where it can be found in the litter or under deadwood pieces.[3] It can tolerate substrates which are non-calcareous.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Animalbase (Welter-Schultes)
- ^ Balashov I. & Gural-Sverlova N. 2012. An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine. Journal of Conchology. 41 (1): 91-109.
- ^ Wiese, V. (2014). Die Landschnecken Deutschlands: Finden - Erkennen – Bestimmen. Quelle & Meyer: Wiebelsheim.
External links edit
- Euconulus fulvus at Animalbase taxonomy,short description, distribution, biology,status (threats), images
- Euconulus fulvus images at Encyclopedia of Life