Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Small land snails


Order: Gastropoda

Size range

  • Tiny snails with shells 1.8–10 mm diameter.

Distribution

  • Found in a wide variety of habitats; forest litter, under bark, cavities between stones, on foliage.

Life History

  • Found from high water mark to alpine areas.
  • Herbivorous

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