Habitat
Polygyrid snails are land snails, found all over North
America. They are
often found in areas containing limestone (Brian F. Coles,
Gerald E. Walsh, 2002).
Patera roemeri,
more specifically, are found in parts of Texas and Oklahoma
(EOL, 2011). Snails
can be found in gardens, where there is a good supply of fresh
vegetables for them to eat (Land Snails, FOSS, 2011), or out in
the forest where they can find their food of microorganisms on
leafy debris (A. J. Cain,
R. H. Cowie, 1983).
According to the FOSS website, snails need to be in moist
environments. If the
habitat of the snail becomes too dry, the snail will retract
into its shell and become somewhat dormant until wetter
conditions return, a behavior called estivation (Land Snails,
FOSS, 2011).
*Location of Patera roemeri*