Chocolate-Band Snail
Eobania vermiculata
A Mediterranean land snail often found in gardens, grassland, hedges, and disturbed open habitats, especially where limestone or other calcium sources support shell growth. It feeds mostly on living and decaying plant material, scraping surfaces with a radula rather than biting with jaws. When threatened or during dry weather, it retreats into its banded shell and seals itself in with dried mucus to conserve moisture. Its pale shell with chocolate-brown spiral bands is highly variable, helping it blend among stones, stems, and leaf litter.
- Type
- Shell
- Conservation status
- NE