Fruticicola fruticum
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Fruticicola fruticum

Fruticicola fruticum is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae.

Appearance

The shell of this species is globular with a deep umbilicus. The shell color is whitish or brownish.

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The maximum shell dimension is about 22 millimetres (0.87 in).

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Distribution

Geography

Europe (until recently including the southeastern part of British Isles, where it was probably introduced.)

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  • Austria
  • Bulgaria
  • Czech Republic - least concern (LC)
  • Germany
  • Great Britain - extinct
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Serbia
  • Finland
  • Slovakia
  • Ukraine

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Biome

Habits and Lifestyle

Lifestyle

Diet and Nutrition

Mating Habits

The size of the egg is 1.9 millimetres (0.075 in).

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This species of snail makes and uses love darts during mating.

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Population

References

1. Fruticicola fruticum Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruticicola_fruticum
2. Fruticicola fruticum on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/156843/5006075

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