Habitat and Location
The United States
Bithynia tentaculata was first documented in the United States in 1871 in Lake Michigan. They originated from Europe and came to the US sometime in the 1800's. Today, the faucet snail can be found in freshwater environments ranging from Quebec and Wisconsin to Pennsylvania and New York (EOL). This species of snail is very common and can be found somewhat easily.
Indigenous Distribution
Faucent snails can also be found in freshwater areas of
Croata, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Poland, the Netherlands,
Scandinavia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Great Britain, and Ireland
(EOL).
Habitat
Bithynia tentaculata can
be found in freshwater environments. They prefer
unpolluted,
shallow areas near the shores of slow running or
standing areas
of water (EOL).
Examples of places to
find them include ponds, lakes, marshes,
canals, and rivers.
They tend to thrive in areas that contain
substances such as
sand, clay, rocks, and
mud. Faucet snails can be seen in both mesotrophic
and eutrophic lakes, with a pH
ranging from 6.6 to 8.4. (Dillon et al.
2006). They also
prefer water sources with an efficient supply of calcium (Piggott
and Dussant 1995).
For information about the impact of faucet snails on other
wildlife, please visit
Impacts on Wildlife
go on to learn about nutrition.
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