Habitat
Neohelix albolabris is a terrestrial snail, that is that it
is found mostly on land and not it aquatic environments
(NatureServe Explorer 2012). N. albolabris is mostly found in the East
half of the United States of America (as shown in the graph
below)(Discoverlife 2012). The snail is mostly found there
because these locations have ample amounts of limestone.
Neohelix albolabris, and just snails in general, need limestone because
it helps them produce carbonate which is what their shells are
made out of (Goodfriend and Stipp 1983). This snail is also
located in places of shrub land or woodland (NatureServe
Explorer 2012). Terrestrial
snails like these locations because they are moist and shady (Kappenback).
This is a map of the location the Neohelix albolabris.
Photo by Susan Erwin Photo by Susan Erwin
Both of these photos are examples of the type of habitat Neohelix albolabris would be found in.
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