Kingdom Animalia Family Hygromiidae Tribe Hygromiini Scientific name Cernuella neglecta Higher classification Cernuella | Superfamily Helicoidea Subfamily Hygromiinae Genus Cernuella Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | |
Similar Cernuella, Molluscs, Hygromiidae, Gastropods, Helicella itala | ||
Cernuella neglecta, the dune snail, is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Hygromiidae.
This is a small snail with a white and brown striped shell. It lives on chalk banks.
Distribution and conservation status
This species is not listed in IUCN red list - not evaluated (NE)
This snail lives in European countries and islands including:
References
Cernuella neglecta Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA