Bush snail (lat. Fruticicola fruticum)

Bush snail
Bush snail

Shell description

The shell of this species is globular with a deep umbilicus. The shell color is whitish or brownish. The maximum shell dimension is about 22 millimetres (0.87 in).

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Bush snail

Distribution

Europe (until recently including the southeastern part of British Isles, where it was probably introduced.) Austria Bulgaria Czech Republic - least concern (LC) Germany Great Britain - extinct Netherlands Poland Romania Serbia Finland Slovakia Ukraine

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Bush snail

Life cycle

The size of the egg is 1.9 millimetres (0.075 in). This species of snail makes and uses love darts during mating.

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