Stats

Lifespan: 1-2 years
Size: Small
Diet: Herbivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Coastal dunes
Range: Mediterranean Basin
Movement: Slithering
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Armor
Status: Common

About

This land snail lives in dense colonies along Mediterranean coastal dunes. It seals its shell to dry stalks with hardened mucus to survive extreme summer heat.

Life cycle

1.
juvenile
A juvenile mollusk takes adult form after its larval phase and begins building or growing its shell.
2.
adult
Fully grown at adult shell size or body length.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Helicidae
Genus: Theba
Species: Theba pisana