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Oxychilus draparnaudi

Oxychilus draparnaudi

(H. Beck, 1837)
Caracol de Vidrio Azul

Family: Oxychilidae
Order: Stylommatophora
Class: Gastropoda
Phylum / Division: Mollusca
Kingdom: Animalia

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Description


Oxychilus draparnaudi, or Draparnaud´s glass snail, is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails.

 Oxychilus draparnaudi is large for a glass snail, also called the dark-bodied glass snail with a shell of about 14 mm in maximum dimension. The shell is glossy and is a translucent yellowish-brown and gold in color, somewhat whiter underneath.

The visible soft parts of the animal are a very unusual strong dark blue, mixed with grey.

Distribution: This species occurs in countries and islands including:
  • Czech Republic
  • Slovakia
  • Ukraine
  • Great Britain
  • Ireland
  • Malaysia
  • Singapore
  • Hawaii
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
and other areas

Synonyms: Synonyms include Oxychilus drapanaldi, Oxychilus lucidum, Helix lucida, Helix nitida, Helicella draparnaldi, and Polita draparnaldi.

Source: Wikipedia, article Oxychilus draparnaudi. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
228094927/04/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEcoparque San FernandoMarcos Garberoglio
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Oxychilus draparnaudi – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.