Pointed Snail

Cochlicella acuta

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae

Cochlicella acuta, common name the pointed snail, is a species of small but very high-spired, air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae. Distribution This species is native to parts of Europe. It inhabits south-western Europe including Spain, Portugal, Italy, and western Europe including France, Belgium, Netherlands and the British Isles.

Distribution

Petra Fleurbaaij · CC BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

PhotoPetra Fleurbaaij · CC BY DescriptionCochlicella acuta, Wikipedia contributors

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