Superfamily Helicoidea Family Hygromiidae Genus Ciliella Genus Circassina Genus Diodontella Genus Euomphalia Genus Fruticocampylaea Genus Ganula Genus Hygromia Genus Ichnusotricha Genus Metafruticicola Genus Monachoides Genus Nienhuisiella Genus Odontotrema Genus Perforatella Genus Ponentina Genus Pyrenaearia Genus Ripkeniella Genus Tyrrheniellina Genus Urticicola Genus Zenobiella Subfamily Trichiinae Genus TrichiaEuomphalia strigella(Draparnaud,1801) Shell yellowish or light-brown,10-12 mm high x 12-18 mm wide,5-6 whorls In Central-Europe in hedges,parks and rocky soil.
Perforatella bidentata(Gmelin,1788) Shell is a pale brown with a white spiral band and teeth,5-7 mm high x 6-8 mm wide. It has 7-8 whorls. In Eastern Europe on damp places like riverbanks and lakes.
Perforatella incarnata(Müller,1774) Shell is a yellowish brown,9-11 mm high x 13-16 mm wide,with 5,25-6,25 whorls. In Central-Europe in woods and hedges.Also in South-Sweden,Belgium and Holland.
Perforatella ventouxiana(Forcart,1946) Shell is yellowish brown,5-8 mm high x 7-14 mm wide,5-6 whorls. Southeast of France in warm places,rocky slopes and hedges.
Perforatella umbrosa(Pfeiffer,1828) Shell is pale brown or greenish,thin and a little transparent,5-7 mm high x 10-13 mm wide with 5-6 whorls. The umbilicus is very wide. Southeast of Germany in woods in mountainous areas.
Perforatella rubiginosa(Schmidt,1853) Shell is pale brown,thin and transparent,4-5 mm high x 6-8 mm wide. 4.5-5 whorls. On damp or very damp places,woods,swamps and riverbanks from Siberia to Holland.
Perforatella vicina(Rossmassler,1842) Shell yellowish or yellowish white,9-11 mm high and 12-15 mm wide with 6-6.5 whorls. Umbilicus hidden. In damp valleys or mountainous forests and bogs. In western Ukraine,Romainia,Yugoslavia,Hungary,Poland and Czech Republic.
Pyrenaeria carascalensis(Ferussac,1821) Shell a spotty pale brown,6-10 mm high x 10-16 mm wide. In the Pyrenees in shrubbery between 700-3000 mtrs.
Zenobiella(Hygromia)subrufescens(Miller) Shell small and thin,globose depressed with a low,obtuse,spire.Aperture half- moon in shape and umbilicus small.Surface glossy and amber in color. 6 mm high and 9.5 mm wide with 4.5-5 whorls. Animal yellowish to black or green-grey.. In damp woods or uncultivated areas. In North and West-Great-Britain,Ireland,Belgium,west-France.
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Hygromia cinctella(Draparnaud,1801) Shell subglobose with elevated spire,yellowish white or pale brown,transparent and fragile.Aperture oblique and umbilicus narow. Animal slender,yellowish white;a little darker in front,mantle yellowish-grey. Tentacles very long,yellowish brown or greyish-white. 6-7 mm high x 10-12 mm wide.With 5-6 whorls. Around the Mediterranean in woods,hedges and vineyards.
Hygromia limbata(Draparnaud,1805) Shell globose depressed with a wide conical spire,creamy white or dark-brown with a white band.Aperture oblique,umbilicus deep and narrow. Animal grey. 9-11 mm high x 12-17 mm wide,5-6 whorls. In Southwest Europe in woods,hedges and damp shrubbery.
Hygromia(Pomentina) subvirescens(Bellamy) Shell semi-translucent,globose with a somewhat elevated spire.Aperture round and umbilicus narrow.Surface covered with very fine short hairs,these rub easily off. Color of shell greenish. 4-5 mm high x 6 mm wide with 4-4.5 whorls. Animal yellowish-grey. In Southwest England,Channel Isles,West France,Spain,Portugal,Northwest Africa.
Trichia hispida(Linnaeus,1758)Hairy Snail Shell depressed globose with a conical spire,brown or cream.Aperture oval and umbilicus wide.Surface covered with white hairs which leave scars where they fall off. 5-6 mm high x 5-12 mm wide,6-7 whorls. Animal drak grey. Under moss,logs,stones etc.Often in gardens.Widely spread in Europe.
Trichia plebeia(Draparnaud,1805) More round-shaped than T.hispida,narrow umbilicus,5-7 mm high x 7-10 mm wide. It has more and denser hair than T.hispida. In Central-Europe on more damp places than T.hispida.
Trichia striolata(Pfeiffer,1828)Strawberry Snail Shell depressed globose with a low obtuse spire,redbrown to whitish,with a pale band. Aperture round and umbilicus wide. Animal grey. 6.5-9 mm high x 11-14 mm wide,6 whorls. In Europe in gardens and shady places
Trichia unidentata(Draparnaud,1805) Shell light to yellowish brown with a white lip,5-6 mm high and 6-8 mm wide. Aperture elongated with a wide basal tooth.The surface of the shell is covered with more or less permanent hairs. In damp woods on rocky ground in valleys and mountains,up to an altitude of 2300 mtrs. In Switzerland,Germany,Czech Republic and Poland.