Family Pyramidulidae

Only the genus Pyramidulidae is in this family,it has species who live in a wide area from Great-Britain,North-Africa to Japan.The snails live in dry rocky places and are ovo-viviparious.(live-bearing)

Pyramidula rupestris(Draparnaud,1801) Shell cone shaped,1,5-2 mm high x 2,5-3 mm wide,with 4,5 whorls. Reddish brown to violet coloring.The umbilicus is wide and open. On dry,sunny limestone rocks in western Europe and around The Mediterranean.