Fruticicola fruticum is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae.
Shell description The shell of this species is globular with a deep umbilicus. The shell color is whitish or brownish.
The maximum shell dimension is about .
Distribution Europe (until recently including the southeastern part of British Isles, where it was probably introduced.) Austria Bulgaria Czech Republic - least concern (LC)Juřičková L., Horsák M. & Beran L., 2001: Check-list of the molluscs (Mollusca) of the Czech Republic. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohem., 65: 25-40.Check-list of the molluscs (Mollusca) of the Czech Republic Retrieved April 13, 2007 GermanyMollBase - Fruticicola fruticum - Genabelte Strauchschnecke - Atlas 1991 Retrieved April 13, 2007 Great Britain - extinct Netherlands Poland Romania Serbia Finland Slovakia UkraineBalashov I. & Gural-Sverlova N. 2012. An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine. Journal of Conchology. 41 (1): 91-109.
Life cycle The size of the egg is .Heller J.: Life History Strategies. in Barker G. M. (ed.): The biology of terrestrial molluscs. CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK, 2001, . 1-146, cited page: 428.
This species of snail makes and uses love darts during mating.
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