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tawny glass-snail
tawny glass-snail (Euconulus fulvus)
Illinois Status: common, native
Photo © Marla Coppolino
Features and Behaviors
FEATURES
The tawny glass-snail has a small, yellowish-white, beehive-shaped shell that is about an eighth of an inch in diameter. It has five whorls, is slightly wider than tall, the upper surfaces are well rounded with deep sutures, and the edge of the outer lip is thin. The animal is bluish black dorsally, pale ventrally, and has a very narrow, long foot. Euconulus fulvus has five whorls and E. chersinus has six whorls.
BEHAVIORS
E. fulvus is widely scattered in Illinois and most abundant in floodplain areas bordering streams and rivers. They live under loose bark and decayed logs of oak, elm, hickory, and persimmon trees. E. fulvus is a solitary species and usually found alone. This snail is an omnivore, consuming insects, fungi, rotting fruit, and vegetation.
Illinois Range
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Euconulidae
Habitats
floodplain areas bordering streams and rivers
