Candidula unifasciata(Poiret,1801)
Shell whitish with a dark band,3-6 mm high x 5-9 mm wide.
With 4-5 whorls,and a narrow umbilicus.
In Western and Central Europe,on dry places,also in dunes.
Candidula intersecta(Poiret,1801)Wrinkled Snail
Shell whitish or yellowish-white with dark bands and spots,
4-8 mm high x 7-13 mm wide.
In West-Europe in dry places like dunes and grasslands.
Candidula gigaxii(Pfeiffer,1850)Eccentric Snail
Shell depressed globose,white or yellowish-white with dark bands and/or spots,
4-8 mm high x 6-15 mm wide.
In West-Europe in dry,chalky areas.
Cernuella cespitum(Draparnaud,1801) Shell:pale creamish-brown,dark-brown spots in spiral bands, 12-16 mm high x 18-26 mm wide. Habitat:dry sunny places Area:Very common.
Cernuella virgata(Da Costa,1778)
Shell globose-depressed,white or yellowish-white with dark-brown bands or spots,
6-19 mm high x 8-25 mm wide,very variable.
In West-Europe and the Mediterranean in dry,chalky places.
Cernuella jonica(Mousson,1854) Like C.virgata but smaller,6-9 x 8-12 mm. In the North-Eastern part of the Mediterranean in dunes.
Cernuella aginnica(Locard,1882)
Shell yellowish-white with darker bands and/or spots,6-11 mm high x 8-18 mm wide.
On dry places.
Cernuella neglecta(Draparnaud,1805)
Shell white with one band,or more,8-20 mm width x 4-12 mm height,very variable.
It has 5-6 whorls with a shallow suture.
The body of the animal is grey or dark coloured.
Wide-spread in Europe in dry sunny places,rocky areas,railway embankments and
cultivated areas.
Cochlicella acuta(Müller,1774)Pointed snail.
Shell is whitish or yellowish,slim coneshaped,with dark bands or spots,
10-20 mm high x 4-7 mm wide .
8-10 whorls.
Along the Atlantic coast and in the Mediterranean in coastal areas.
Cochlicella barbara(Linnaeus,1758)
Shell is whitish with light-brown spiral bands or whitish with faint spots.
It is conical elongate and has 7-8 whorls.
Less slim than C. acuta,8-12 mm high x 5-8 mm wide.
Around the Mediterranean on dry places,especially dunes.
Cochlicella conoidea(Draparnaud,1801) Shell:conical,white with brown spiral bands,6-9 mm high x 5-7 mm wide. Habitat:dunes and dry places close to sea. Area:Common along the coast in the Mediterranean.
Helicella itala(Linnaeus,1758)Heath Snail Shell disc-shaped,whitish with dark-brown spiral bands,9-25 mm wide x 5-12 mm high. It has 5.5-6.5 whorls and a large umbilicus. In West-Europe on dry places.Up to 2000 mtrs in The Alps and Pyrenees.
Xerotrichia conspurcata(Helicella conspurcata,old name)(Draparnaud,1801) Shell brownish or whitish,spotty with faint bands,3-5 mm high x 5-8 mm wide. In the Western part of the Mediterranean in shady places.
Xerolenta obvia(Helicella obvia,old name)(Menke,1828)
Shell variable:dark brown,or white with brown bands,10.5-20 mm wide x 5-10 mm high.
It has 5-6 whorls.
Lives on dry grassy hillsides,fields,road and railway embankments.
From the Black Sea area to Germany.
Trochoidea elegans(Gmelin,1791)
The shell is cone-shaped,white or whitish with dark spiral bands,
5-8 mm wide x 7-10 mm high.
It has 6-7 whorls.
In the Western part of the Mediterranean,North-Africa and England(Dover) on dry places
like dunes,steppes and hillsides.
Helicopsis apicina(Lamarck,1822)
Shell greyish white with brown spots and faint spiral bands,3-5 mm high x 6-9 mm wide.
4-5 whorls.
Around the Mediterranean on not too dry places,under rocks or wood in
cultivated area's.
Trochoidea pyramidata(Draparnaud,1805) Shell is conical,whitish with or without brown bands,8-15 mm wide x 5-11 mm high. With 5-6 whorls. On plants in warm,dry places along the coast and inland. In North-Africa and the Mediterranean.
Troichoidea trochoides(Poiret,1789) Shell:white with spiral-bands,has a sharp keel,5-7 mm x 5-7 mm. Habitat:dry warm places in dunes,along roads. Area:Common along the coast.