Pomatias elegans (O. F. Müller, 1774)
(Round-mouthed Snail)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPomatias elegans (Round-mouthed Snail)
FamilyPOMATIIDAE (land winkles)
OrderNEOTAENIOGLOSSA (an order of molluscs)
ClassGASTROPODA (slugs and snails)
PhylumMOLLUSCA (slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pomatias elegans (Round-mouthed Snail) :
1: Pomatias elegans (Round-mouthed Snail)
21 Oct 2008 OSGR: ST35 51° 20’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
dead shells
Image 1: ShellsImage 2: Shells - mouth view and body whorl view
2: Pomatias elegans (Round-mouthed Snail)
5 Aug 2000 OSGR: SU88 51° 30’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: ShellImage 2: Shell - mouth view
3: Pomatias elegans (Round-mouthed Snail)
3 May 1975 OSGR: SU88 51° 30’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Animal - close-up
4: Pomatias elegans (Round-mouthed Snail)
22 Aug 1968 OSGR: TQ15 51° 10’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Animal withdrawn into shell - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Cameron, R. 2003 Land Snails in the British Isles FSC Aidgap Keys - Occasional Publication, 79, 82pp, Field Studies Council
() Naggs, F., Preece, R.C., Anderson, R., Peiris, A, Taylor, H. & White, T.S. 2014 An illustrated guide to the land snails of the British Isles

Pomatias elegans (Round-mouthed Snail) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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