Trochulus villosulus

Trochulus villosulus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Hygromiidae
Genus: Trochulus
Species:
T. villosulus
Binomial name
Trochulus villosulus
(Rossmässler, 1838)
Synonyms

Trichia villosula (Rossmässler, 1838)

Trochulus villosulus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.

Diet

The trochulus species diet varies based on habitat. In moist regions, trochulus prefer to scavenge for large-leaved plants like Adenostyles, Urtica (nettles), Homogyne, or Tussilago.[1]

Distribution

This species is known to occur in:

References

  1. ^ "Genus Trochulus". iNaturalist Canada. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  2. ^ Balashov I. & Gural-Sverlova N. 2012. An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine. Journal of Conchology. 41 (1): 91-109.


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