About Oxyloma elegans (Risso, 1826)
This species, Oxyloma elegans, has a shell that typically has fewer than 3 whorls. Its body whorl is very large, and the spire is short. The shell is yellowish amber in color, with irregular radial growth lines. Shell width ranges from 6 to 8 mm, while shell height ranges from 9 to 17 mm, and can reach up to 20 mm. Differences in genitalia distinguish Oxyloma elegans from Oxyloma sarsii and the genus Succinea. In this species, the epiphallus is slightly curved, and it lies inside a short penis prolongation; the distance between the penis and the pedunculus is very short. This species is found in European countries and islands, including Great Britain, Ireland, the Czech Republic, where it is categorized as nearly threatened (NT), Poland, Russia (specifically Sverdlovsk Oblast), Ukraine, Slovakia, and Bulgaria. Ecologically, Oxyloma elegans lives on vegetation in moist habitats, such as marshes.
