Oxyloma sarsii is a species of small European land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Succineidae, the amber snails.
Description Only reliably separated from the very similar Oxyloma elegans by dissection
Distribution This species is known to occur in a number of European countries and islands including: Great Britain Ireland Netherlands Poland BulgariaGeorgiev D. G. (2006). "Two new species from the family Succineidae (Beck, 1837) (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) to the fauna of Bulgaria". Scientific Studies of the University of Plovdiv, Biology, Animalia 41: 7-11. PDF. UkraineBalashov I. & Gural-Sverlova N. 2012. An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine. Journal of Conchology. 41 (1): 91-109. and other areas
Habitat This snail lives at the water line, at the edges of rivers and lakes.
References
External links Oxyloma sarsii at Animalbase taxonomy, short description, distribution, biology, status (threats), images