Stagnicola palustris



Stagnicola palustris is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.


 * Subspecies:
 * † Stagnicola palustris antilibanensis (Blanckenhorn, 1897)
 * Stagnicola palustris palustris (O. F. Müller, 1774)

Taxonomy
Stagnicola turricula is a synonym of Stagnicola palustris, because they are not genetically independent, but S. turricula is still sometimes listed separately.

Description
The dimensions of the shell of an adult of this species are from about 10 to 18 mm in length, and about 6 to 10 mm in width.

Distribution
This species of snail occurs in European countries and islands including:
 * Croatia
 * Stagnicola palustris – Czech Republic – data deficient (DD)
 * Germany – (Arten der Vorwarnliste)
 * Great Britain
 * Netherlands
 * Poland
 * Slovakia

Habitat
This snail lives in shallow, well-aerated freshwater habitats.