Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Helicoidea Genus Fruticicola Higher classification Fruticicola | Phylum Mollusca Family Bradybaenidae Scientific name Fruticicola fruticum Rank Species | |
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Similar Fruticicola, Gastropods, Molluscs, Bradybaenidae, Bradybaena | ||
Fruticicola fruticum is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Bradybaenidae.
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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).
Distribution
Europe (until recently including the southeastern part of British Isles, where it was probably introduced.)
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.
References
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