White Ramshorn
White Ramshorn - Gyraulus albus
Description
4-7mm diameter. This small ramshorn snail has a strong, white, chalky shell with spiral, as well as radial, striations.The round mouth bends away from the main whorls at an obtuse angle.
ID checklist (your specimen should have all of these features)
- 4-7mm
- white, strong shell
- spiral striations
- mouth at an obtuse angle to main shell
Habitat
Found in both rivers and larger reservoirs, sometimes in smaller waterways.
When to see it
All year.
UK Status
Relatively common and widespread
VC55 Status
Uncommon or under-recorded.
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