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Pfeiffer's Amber Snail - Oxyloma elegans

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Pfeiffer's Amber Snail Pfeiffer's Amber Snail - Oxyloma elegans dylan Horfield Common Wildlife Pond 1 May 2021, 8:31 p.m. 1 May 2021, 4:08 p.m.
Pfeiffer's Amber Snail Pfeiffer's Amber Snail - Oxyloma elegans dylan Horfield Common Wildlife Pond 1 May 2021, 8:31 p.m. 1 May 2021, 4:09 p.m.
Pfeiffer's Amber Snail Pfeiffer's Amber Snail - Oxyloma elegans dylan Horfield Common Wildlife Pond 1 May 2021, 8:31 p.m. 1 May 2021, 4:09 p.m.
Pfeiffer's Amber Snail Pfeiffer's Amber Snail - Oxyloma elegans dylan Horfield Common Wildlife Pond 1 May 2021, 8:31 p.m. 1 May 2021, 4:09 p.m.
Pfeiffer's Amber Snail Pfeiffer's Amber Snail - Oxyloma elegans dylan Horfield Common Wildlife Pond 1 May 2021, 8:31 p.m. 1 May 2021, 4:10 p.m.
Pfeiffer's Amber Snail Pfeiffer's Amber Snail - Oxyloma elegans dylan Horfield Common Wildlife Pond 1 May 2021, 8:31 p.m. 1 May 2021, 4:10 p.m.

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Species Description

Widespread and fairly frequent throughout the UK. Habitat includes: Near water in places such as marshland, wet meadows, pond / lake margins etc. Other names include: Slender Amber Snail, Succinea pfeifferi. Length: Up to 15 mm. Eggs laid in water. Seen: Late Spring to Autumn. Confusion species: Oxyloma elegans subsp. elegans Large Amber Snail (Succinea putris).