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title: "Common European Ambersnail"
description: "Succinea putris — Other animals. Succinea putris is a species of small air-breathing land snail in the family Succineidae, the amber snails."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/common-european-ambersnail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common European Ambersnail

> Succinea putris — Other animals. Succinea putris is a species of small air-breathing land snail in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.

- Scientific name: *Succinea putris*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 18788
- Wikidata: [Q1500654](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1500654)
- iNaturalist taxon: [123943](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/123943)

## Names

- en: Common European Ambersnail
- de: Gemeine Bernsteinschnecke
- fr: Ambrette amphibie
- nl: Barnsteenslak
- pl: Bursztynka pospolita

## Countries with the most observations

RU (1744), DE (1554), UA (799), PL (703), GB (567), FR (398), LT (382), FI (377), NL (283), DK (242), CZ (240), BY (192)

## Summary

Succinea putris is a species of small air-breathing land snail in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succinea_putris

## Photo

![Common European Ambersnail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-european-ambersnail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ina Siebert · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/82462863

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-european-ambersnail?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).