Trochulus villosulus
| Trochulus villosulus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Hygromiidae |
| Genus: | Trochulus |
| Species: | T. villosulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trochulus villosulus (Rossmässler, 1838) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Trichia villosula (Rossmässler, 1838) | |
Trochulus villosulus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.
Diet
[edit]The trochulus species diet varies based on habitat. In moist regions, trochulus prefer to scavenge for large-leaved plants like Adenostyles, Urtica (nettles), Homogyne, or Tussilago.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is known to occur in:
References
[edit]- ↑ "Genus Trochulus". iNaturalist Canada. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ↑ Balashov I. & Gural-Sverlova N. 2012. An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine. Journal of Conchology. 41 (1): 91-109.
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