Glutinous snail  (Myxas glutinosa)

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Range

The glutinous snail is found in Europe from Switzerland to Scandinavia and west to the UK (1) (3). Eastern European records are sparse. In the UK it is recorded (2002) in one lake site in North Wales. At a historic site in Oxfordshire where it was re-recorded in 1989, it has not been found since 1993 although annual surveys are conducted.

You can view distribution information for this species at the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.

Habitat

Found in slow-flowing, spacious water bodies (2) with clear, hard water which is free from sediment and nitrate and phosphate pollution (3). They also require a firm substrate (2).

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