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Cliveden Snail
Papillifera papillaris
Papillifera papillaris, formerly known as Papillifera bidens, is a species of small, air-breathing land snail with a clausilium, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails. This is a Mediterranean species, widely introduced beyond its native range with building materials.
In Britain this species is now sometimes called the "Cliveden snail", as in 2004 a very small colony was found to have been living on the estate at Cliveden House, a large stately home in Buckinghamshire, England. Individuals of the species had been living on an Italian balustrade which was imported to Britain in the late 19th century, and have survived at the estate for over a century before they were discovered there.
From the article Papillifera papillaris on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
In most of its range, this species lives in rocky limestone habitats. It can often be found near the seashore.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 320096.