APHOTOFAUNA
An online educational resource dedicated to the photography of
terrestrial wildlife and their habitats, found across South-West
England and the Devon and Cornwall Peninsula by David Fenwick.
FAMILY NERITIDAE
Theodoxus
Theodoxus fluviatilis fluviatilis (Linnaeus 1758)
- River or Freshwater nerite
ORDER ARCHITAENIOGLOSSA
FAMILY VIVIPARIDAE
Viviparus
Viviparus contectus (Millet 1813)
- Acute mud snail or Lister's river snail
ORDER LITTORINIMORPHA
FAMILY ASSIMINEIDAE
Paludinella
Paludinella littorina (Delle Chiaje 1828) - Lagoon snail
FAMILY HYDROBIIDAE
Hydrobia
Hydrobia acuta neglecta Muus 1963
– A Spire shell or Mud snail
Peringia
Peringia ulvae (Pennant 1777) - Laver spire shell
Potamopyrgus
Potamopyrgus antipodarum (J. E. Gray 1843)
- Jenkin's spire shell
FAMILY POMATIIDAE
Pomatias
Pomatias elegans (O. F. Müller 1774)
- Round-mouthed snail
ORDER PULMONATA
FAMILY ACROLOXIDAE
Acroloxus
Acroloxus lacustris (Linnaeus 1758) – Lake limpet
FAMILY CARYCHIIDAE
Carychium
Carychium minimum O. F. Müller 1774 - Herald snail
FAMILY CHONDRINIDAE
Abida
Abida secale secale (Draparnaud 1801)
– Large chrysalis snail
FAMILY CLAUSILIIDAE
Alinda
Alinda biplicata biplicata (Montagu 1803)
– Common door snail
Balea
Balea (Balea) sarsii Pfeiffer 1847 syn.
Balea (Balea) heydeni Von Maltzan 1881 - Tree snail
Balea perversa (Linnaeus 1758) - Wall snail
Clausilia
Clausilia bidentata bidentata (Ström 1765)
– Two-toothed door snail
Macrogastra
Macrogastra rolphii (Turton 1826) - Rolph's door Snail
FAMILY COCHLICELLIDAE
Cochlicella
Cochlicella acuta (O. F. Müller 1774) – Pointed snail
FAMILY COCHLICOPIDAE
Azeca
Azeca goodalli (A. Férussac 1821) – Three-toothed snail
Cochlicopa
Cochlicopa lubrica (O. F. Müller 1774)
- Glossy Pillar, Slippery or moss snail
FAMILY DISCIDAE
Discus
Discus rotundatus rotundatus (O. F. Müller 1774)
- Rounded Snail
FAMILY ELLOBIIDAE
Auriculinella
Auriculinella bidentata (Montagu, 1808)
– Two-toothed white snail
Myosotella
Myosotella myosotis (Draparnaud 1801)
- Estuarine mouse-eared snail
FAMILY ENIDAE
Ena
Ena montana (Draparnaud 1801) - Mountain bulin
Merdigera
Merdigera obscura (O. F. Müller 1774) - Lesser bulin
FAMILY GASTRODONTIDAE
Zonitoides
Zonitoides excavatus (Alder 1830) - Hollowed glass snail
FAMILY HELICIDAE
Arianta
Arianta arbustorum arbustorum (Linnaeus 1758)
- Copse snail
Cepaea
Cepaea nemoralis nemoralis (Linnaeus 1758)
– Brown-lipped snail
Cepaea hortensis (O. F. Müller 1774)
– White-lipped snail
Cornu
Cornu aspersum (O. F. Müller 1774) - Garden Snail
Helicigona
Helicigona lapicida lapicida (Linnaeus 1758)
- Lapidary snail
Theba
Theba pisana pisana (O. F. Müller 1774)
– Pisan or Sandhill snail
FAMILY HELICODONTIDAE
Helicodonta
Helicodonta obvoluta obvoluta (O. F. Müller 1774)
– Cheese snail
FAMILY HYGROMIIDAE
Candidula
Candidula intersecta (Poiret 1801) - Wrinkled snail
Cernuella
Cernuella virgata (Da Costa 1778) – Striped snail
Helicella
Helicella itala itala (Linnaeus 1758) - Heath snail
Hygromia
Hygromia cinctella (Draparnaud 1801) - Girdled snail
Monacha
Monacha cantiana (Montagu 1803)
– Kentish garden snail
Monacha cartusiana (O. F. Müller 1774)
– Chartreuse snail
Trochulus
Trochulus hispidus (Linnaeus 1758) - Hairy snail
Trochulus sericeus (Draparnaud 1801)
FAMILY LAURIIDAE
Lauria
Lauria cylindracea (Da Costa 1778)
- Common chrysalis snail
Leiostyla
Leiostyla anglica (A. Férussac 1821)
- English chrysalis snail
FAMILY LYMNAEIDAE
Galba
Galba truncatula (O. F.Müller 1774)
– Dwarf pond snail or Fluke snail
Lymnaea
Lymnaea palustris (O. F. Müller 1774) - Marsh pond snail
Lymnaea stagnalis (Linnaeus 1758) – Great pond snail
Myxas
Myxas glutinosa (O. F. Müller 1774) - Glutinous snail
Omphiscola
Omphiscola glabra (O. F. Müller 1774) – Mud pond snail
Radix
Radix auricularia (Linnaeus 1758) - Ear pond snail
Radix balthica (Linnaeus 1758) – Wandering pond snail
FAMILY OTINIDAE
Otina
Otina ovata (T. Brown 1827) - Ear-shaped snail
FAMILY OXYCHILIDAE
Aegopinella
Aegopinella nitidula (Draparnaud 1805)
– Smooth glass snail
Oxychilus
Oxychilus alliarius (J. S. Miller 1822) - Garlic snail
Oxychilus cellarius (O. F. Müller 1774) - Cellar snail
Oxychilus navarricus helveticus (Blum 1881)
- Glossy glass snail
FAMILY PHYSIDAE
Aplexa
Aplexa hypnorum (Linnaeus 1758) - Moss bladder snail
Physa
Physa species – A Bladder snail
FAMILY PLANORBIDAE
Ancylus
Ancylus fluviatilis O. F. Müller 1774 – River limpet
Anisus
Anisus leucostoma - White-lipped ramshorn
Anisus spirorbis (Linnaeus 1758) - Button ramshorn
Anisus vortex (Linnaeus 1758)
– Whirlpool ram’s-horn snail
Bathyomphalus
Bathyomphalus contortus (Linnaeus 1758)
- Twisted ramshorn
Gyraulus
Gyraulus albus (O. F. Müller 1774) - White ramshorn
Gyraulus crista (Linnaeus 1758) - Nautilus ramshorn
Gyraulus laevis (Alder 1838) - Smooth ramshorn
Menetus
Menetus dilatatus (Gould 1841) - Trumpet ramshorn
Planorbarius
Planorbarius corneus corneus (Linnaeus 1758)
- Greater Ramshorn
Planorbis
Planorbis carinatus O. F. Müller 1774 - Keeled ramshorn
Segmentina
Segmentina nitida (O. F. Müller 1774)
- Shining ram's-horn snail
FAMILY PUNCTIDAE
Punctum
Punctum pygmaeum (Draparnaud 1801) - Dwarf snail
FAMILY PUPILLIDAE
Pupilla
Pupilla muscorum (Linnaeus 1758)
- Moss chrysalis snail
FAMILY PYRAMIDULIDAE
Pyramidula
Pyramidula pusilla (Vallot 1801) – Rock snail
FAMILY SUCCINEIDAE
Oxyloma
Oxyloma elegans elegans (Risso 1826)
- Pfeiffer's amber snail
Succinea
Succinea putris (Linnaeus 1758) – Large amber snail
FAMILY VALLONIIDAE
Acanthinula
Acanthinula aculeata (O. F. Müller 1774) - Prickly snail
Spermodea
Spermodea lamellata (Jeffreys 1830) - Plaited snail
Vallonia
Vallonia pulchella (O. F. Müller 1774)
- Smooth grass snail
FAMILY VERTIGINIDAE
Vertigo
Vertigo antivertigo (Draparnaud 1801)
- Marsh whorl snail
Vertigo pygmaea (Draparnaud 1801)
- Common whorl snail
FAMILY VITRINIDAE
Vitrina
Vitrina pellucida (O. F. Müller 1774) - Pellucid glass snail
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