Cochlicopa lubrica (O.F.Müller, 1774) is a animal in the Cochlicopidae family, order Stylommatophora, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cochlicopa lubrica (O.F.Müller, 1774)

Cochlicopa lubrica (O.F.Müller, 1774)

Cochlicopa lubrica is a small snail species that is hard to tell apart from the similar Cochlicopa lubricella and occurs across parts of Europe.

Family
Genus
Cochlicopa
Order
Stylommatophora
Class
Gastropoda

About Cochlicopa lubrica (O.F.Müller, 1774)

This species, Cochlicopa lubrica (O.F.Müller, 1774), has a shell that measures 5–7.5 mm in length by 2.4–2.9 mm in width, with 4–5 moderately convex whorls. The inner side of the aperture is slightly thickened. The aperture has no teeth, and the shell has no umbilicus. Shell colour ranges from horny yellowish to reddish brown. The soft body of the animal is greyish or blackish, with dark tentacles. This species can be difficult to distinguish from the closely related similar species Cochlicopa lubricella. It occurs in the following countries and islands: Czech Republic, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Spain, Great Britain, Ireland, Hungary, and Croatia.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Stylommatophora Cochlicopidae Cochlicopa

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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