Habitat
This snail lives in places such as swampy meadows and ditches.
Omphiscola glabra is said to occur in small areas of standing water that have a lot of vegetation such as swamps, and also in standing forest waters with leaf litter, often in water with organic iron contents and low calcium contents.
In Britain however, this species occurs in small standing waters that are low in nutrients, with poor aquatic flora, often in waters drying out periodically. They usually do not occur in habitats with high molluscan diversity, and usually in habitats on uncultivated land. They are calciphile and have a pH tolerance of 5.4-8.8.
Reproduction begins in May. Juveniles hatch after 15–25 days. Omphiscola glabra has two generations per year.
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