Range
This pond snail is common in England but becomes scarce in Wales and Scotland. The distribution may be affected by the introduction of this species to garden ponds (1). Elsewhere, it is found throughout Europe, northern Asia and North America (2).
Habitat
Found in still or slow-moving waters where there is plenty of aquatic vegetation (2). As the specific part of the Latin name, stagnalis suggests, this species prefers stagnant water (6).
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