Stats

Lifespan: 2-5 yrs
Size: Small
Diet: Herbivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Temperate forest
Range: North America
Movement: Slithering
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Armor
Status: Uncommon

About

Eastern Whitelip is a terrestrial air-breathing snail, living in the moist, grassy areas of the Northeast. They have two sets of eyes and two sets of tentacles.

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.

Learn more

View on iNaturalist →

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Polygyridae
Genus: Neohelix
Species: Neohelix albolabris