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

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.

Euconulus fulvus

Distribution

This species occurs in countries and islands including: Czech Republic Ukraine Great Britain Ireland and other areas

Euconulus fulvus

Habitat

Euconulus fulvus occurs mainly in coniferous and deciduous forests, where it can be found in the litter or under deadwood pieces. It can tolerate substrates which are non-calcareous.

Euconulus fulvus

References

External links

Euconulus fulvus at Animalbase taxonomy,short description, distribution, biology,status (threats), images Euconulus fulvus images at Encyclopedia of Life

Euconulidae

Gastropods described in 1774

Taxa named by Otto Friedrich Müller