# Glossy Pillar

*Cochlicopa lubrica*

The shell of the Glossy Pillar is so smooth and reflective that it appears permanently wet, even when the environment is dry.

- **Taxonomy:** Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Stylommatophora › Cochlicopidae › Cochlicopa
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Moist leaf litter, mossy banks, damp grasslands, and deciduous woodlands.
- **Diet:** Detritivore, feeding on decaying plant matter, fungi, and biofilms of algae.
- **Range:** North America, Europe, Northern Asia, North Africa
- **Size:** 5-7mm shell height, 2.5mm width
- **Lifespan:** 1-2 years
- **Active:** crepuscular
- **Threats:** Habitat loss due to urbanization, pesticide use in gardens, and prolonged seasonal droughts.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless. These snails are safe to observe closely but are very fragile; avoid stepping on leaf litter in damp areas. If handled, wash hands afterwards as terrestrial mollusks can occasionally carry microscopic parasites.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/bc8db113-8848-432e-ad24-0836272d3b6a
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/217274

- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/4804805/medium.jpeg (Even Dankowicz, CC-BY, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.