Species of gastropod
Cernuella neglecta
Cernuella neglecta shells
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Heterobranchia
Order:
Stylommatophora
Family:
Geomitridae
Genus:
Cernuella
Species:
C. neglecta
Binomial name
Cernuella neglecta
Synonyms
Cernuella (Xerocincta) neglecta (Draparnaud, 1805)· accepted, alternate representation
Helicella (Xerocincta) ammonis (Strobel, 1857) (junior synonym)
Helicella (Xerocincta) ammonis acrenoica Haas, 1936 (junior synonym)
Helix (Xerophila) neglecta Draparnaud, 1805 (superseded combination)
Helix ammonis Strobel, 1857 (junior synonym)
Helix bononiensis De Stefani, 1883 (junior synonym)
Helix discrepans Tiberi, 1878 (invalid; not L. Pfeiffer, 1863)
Helix mendica Pollonera, 1892 (invalid; not Slavík, 1869)
Helix neglecta Draparnaud, 1805 (original combination)
Helix nerusia Pollonera, 1892 (junior synonym)
Helix samnitum Westerlund, 1889 (junior synonym)
Helix trepidulina Pollonera, 1892 (junior synonym)
Xerocincta neglecta (Draparnaud, 1805) (superseded combination)
Cernuella neglecta , the dune snail , is a species of small air-breathing land snail , a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Geomitridae .[1]
This is a small snail with a white and brown striped shell. It lives on chalk banks.
Distribution and conservation status
This species is not listed in IUCN red list - not evaluated (NE)[2]
Distribution This snail lives in European countries and islands including: