Eupaludestrina stagnorum (Gmelin, 1791)
Norway and S. Baltic to Mediterranean & Black Sea. All the populations, especially in the Netherlands, are « seriously declining » (Schultes, 2008, via IUCN). Grazer and detritus feeder in brackish waters such as non-tidal lagoons (Gloer, 2002, via IUCN) and drainage ditches (Schultes, 2008). – Original taxon: Helix stagnorum. Synonyms: dalmatica, graeca, scamandri, stagnalis.

2-3m deep, shell grit, Zadar, Croatia. 5-5,2mm.
Shell translucent, body dark.
Font Estramar, Salses-le-Château, Eastern Pyrenees, S. France. All the karst springs of the area provide brackish waters. Original picture provided by A. Bertrand (FR).
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In offshore sediments downstream the Sèquia Major, Tarragona, Catalunya, NE. Spain. 4,25mm.
Specimen from the early Holocene, found at 1m deep inside the sediment, 65m deep, Kornati channel, Šibenik-Knin Comitat, W. Croatia. 4,5mm.
Same spot. 2,6-2,95,3,75mm. The shells of the youngsters can be confused with those of some Pyramidellids (Odostomia, Brachystomia), but the aperture has a different shape.

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