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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superorder: | Hygrophila |
| Family: | Lymnaeidae |
| Genus: | Stagnicola |
| Species: | S. Noctem
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The Night Snail (Stagnicola Noctem) is a species of snail which evolved in an ecosphere. Little is known about them since they were just recently discovered. Genetically they are minimally different from Stagnicola palustris.
Etymology
[edit]The name Night Snail is the common name since it is photophobic. Its scientific name Stagnicola Noctem is from its genus, Stagnicola and the latin word for night.
Behavior
[edit]Night Snails have a similar behavior to Stagnicola palustris since it directly evolved from it.
Diet
[edit]Night Snails mainly eat algae.
Habitat
[edit]The snail would live in shallow, well-aerated freshwater habitats. The only living Night Snails live in a shallow and well-aerated freshwater ecosphere.
Size
[edit]Night Snails grow to be around 5mm long and 2mm wide.
Adaptations
[edit]The Night Snail behaviorally evolved from the Stagnicola palustris in its ecosphere. The Night Snail is photophobic meaning that it avoids light. When Night Snails are exposed to light they attempt to find a place to hide. They will most likely attempt to hide in algae. Night Snails have also evolved to be smaller than their ancestors, Stagnicola palustris. Their ancestors who were in the ecosphere were around double the size of the Night Snails.
Taxonomy
[edit]Stagnicola Noctem belongs to the genus Stagnicola.
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Origins
[edit]Night Snails evolved out of Stagnicola palustris in their ecosphere. It is believed that they originate from dormant palustris eggs in the ecosphere where they were born and behaviorally evolved into Night Snails. The eggs came from Stagnicola palustris when they were still alive in their ecosphere. Stagnicola palustris is extinct in the ecosphere after dying out in late 2022.
Conservation status
[edit]Currently in their ecosystem they would be critically endangered by the IUCN Red List. Currently there are 2 living Night Snails. Their low population is because they just recently evolved around late 2024 to early 2025. Their population is small since they have not had time to reproduce much. Their habitat in their ecosphere is also very unstable.