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.

Identification difficulty
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.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

UK Map

Additional images

All NatureSpot records