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Looping snail - Truncatella subcylindrica - General information

Truncatella subcylindrica

Image Dennis R. Seaward - One juvenile crawling shell and 5 adults of Truncatella subcylindrica. Also one shell of Paludinella litorina. 1 x 1 mm reference scale.
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Distribution map

Truncatella subcylindrica recorded (dark blue bullet) and expected (light blue bullet) distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)

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Truncatella subcylindrica is not listed under any importance categories.

General information

Key Icon Researched by: Nicola White Text page icon Refereed by: Dennis R. Seaward

Taxonomy icon Taxonomy

Phylum Mollusca Snails, slugs, mussels, cockles, clams & squid
Class Gastropoda Snails, slugs & sea butterflies
Map icon Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland Recorded from Pagham Harbour, West Sussex; The Solent, Isle of Wight, The Fleet, Dorset and St Mawes Bay, Cornwall.
Habitat information icon Habitat information Found in shingle amongst rotting vegetation and fine sediment at a depth of 15 cm, at high water mark and more rarely in muddy habitats under stones at the high water mark. It is often associated with the plants Suaeda maritima, Suaeda vera and Atriplex (Halimione) portulacoides.
Text page icon Description A buff-coloured snail that grows up to 5 mm high. The animal has a cylindrical snout ending in a rounded mouth disc. It has a peculiar looping gait.

This review can be cited as follows:

Nicola White 2008. Truncatella subcylindrica. Looping snail. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 24/05/2013]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/speciesfullreview.php?speciesID=4519>