Draparnaud's Glass Snail

Oxychilus draparnaudi

"Oxychilus draparnaudi", Draparnaud's glass snail, is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails.
Draparnauds Glass snail (Oxychilus draparnaudi) There are four British species of glass snail and measuring around 15mm this is the largest. Glass snails are named after the appearance of their shiny, fragile and translucent shells when alive, although O. draparnaudi has a waxier shell than others in the genus Given their slamm size, glass snails are effective predators and almost exclusively carnivorous, feeding on other snails and slugs, their eggs, earthworms and dead insects. Originally inhabitants of humid deciduous forests, in the UK they are more likely to be found under leaf litter or stones in gardens and other anthropogenous areas, such as green houses and compost heaps for which their flattened shells are perfect. Draparnaud's Glass Snail,Geotagged,Oxychilus draparnaudi,United Kingdom,Winter

Appearance

"Oxychilus draparnaudi" is large for a zonitid glass snail, also called the dark bodied glass snail with a shell of about 14 mm in maximum dimension. The shell is glossy and is a translucent yellowish-brown in color, somewhat whiter underneath.

The visible soft parts of the animal are a very unusual strong dark blue, mixed with grey.
Draparnaud's glass snail - Oxychilus draparnaudi Found in our garden/terrace. Belgium,Geotagged,Oxychilus draparnaudi,Spring

Distribution

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

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Status: Not evaluated
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderStylommatophora
FamilyOxychilidae
GenusOxychilus
SpeciesO. draparnaudi
Photographed in
Belgium
United Kingdom