Dwarf Snail - Punctum pygmaeum
A tiny snail (1.5mm) which is matt brown with regular and even coils. The surface has closely-packed growth growth lines (which give it the matt sheen). The umbilicus is relatively large. Though supposedly common it is rarely recorded, probably due to its small size. It usually lives in leaf litter.
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Leaf-litter
All year.
Possibly more common that records suggest.
Uncommon but probably under-recorded.
David Nicholls
Asfordby Hill
11 May 2026
David Nicholls
Asfordby Hill
11 May 2026
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Species profile
- Common names
- Dwarf Snail
- Species group:
- mollusc
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Pulmonata
- Family:
- Punctidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 22/09/1987 (Rundle, Adrian)
- Last record:
- 11/05/2026 (Nicholls, David)
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