Dwarf Snail
Dwarf Snail - Punctum pygmaeum
Description
A tiny snail (1.5mm) which is matt brown with regular and even coils. The surface has closely-packed growth growth lines (which give it the matt sheen). The umbilicus is relatively large. Though supposedly common it is rarely recorded, probably due to its small size. It usually lives in leaf litter.
Recording advice
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Habitat
Leaf-litter
When to see it
All year.
UK Status
Possibly more common that records suggest.
VC55 Status
Uncommon but probably under-recorded.
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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured squares = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020
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