Euconulus fulvus

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Euconulus fulvus
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Euconulus fulvus
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clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
clade limacoid clade
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E. fulvus
Binomial name
Euconulus fulvus

Euconulus fulvus is a species of very small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Euconulidae, the hive snails.

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Description

For terms see gastropod shell

The 2.0-2.5 x 2.8-3.5 mm shell is broader than high. The colour is yellowish brown. The shell surface on the upper side is rather pale, the lower side is rather silky and smooth. There is no umbilicus and the last whorl with a trace of a keel. [1]

Distribution

This species occurs in countries and islands including:

Habitat

Euconulus fulvus occurs mainly in coniferous and deciduous forests, where it can be found in the litter or under deadwood pieces. [3] It can tolerate substrates which are non-calcareous. [1]

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References

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