Trochulus striolatus
Encyclopedia
Trochulus striolatus, also known as Trichia striolata, common name
the "strawberry snail," is a species
of small air-breathing land snail
, a terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae
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This species of snail makes and uses love darts.
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Distribution of subspecies Trochulus striolatus danubialis is Danubian
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Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
the "strawberry snail," is a species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of small air-breathing land snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
, a terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae
Hygromiidae
Hygromiidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.-Anatomy:...
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This species of snail makes and uses love darts.
Distrubution
This snail is native to northwestern EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
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- British Isles: Great Britain and Ireland
- Netherlands
- Slovakia
Distribution of subspecies Trochulus striolatus danubialis is Danubian
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
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External links
- at AnimalBase
- Taxonomy at: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=77928
- Good image of live snail at http://www.uknature.co.uk/T.striolata-info.html