Euconulus fulvus
| Euconulus fulvus | |
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| Euconulus fulvus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Euconulidae |
| Genus: | Euconulus |
| Species: | E. fulvus
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| Binomial name | |
| Euconulus fulvus (O. F. Müller, 1774)
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Euconulus fulvus is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Euconulidae, the hive snails.
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