Mollusc of the year (Germany)

The mollusc of the year has been proclaimed annually since 2003 by a board of trustees made up of representatives from scientific societies and institutions involved in mollusc research ( malacology ) in order to draw attention to the decline in these animals.

The selection of the mollusc of the year is based on the endangerment of the species or its habitat by humans. The effect of snails on many people ( disgust ) is also not insignificant , for this reason very conspicuous or interesting species are usually chosen. This also guarantees recognition for the zoological layperson .

Previous mollusks of the year

year	German name	scientific name
2003	Bellied diaper snail	Vertigo moulinsiana
2004	Common boat snail	Theodoxus fluviatilis
2005	Tiger snails	Limax maximus
2006	Common river mussel	Unio crassus
2007	Mask snail	Isognomostoma isognomostomos
2008	Mouse ears	Myosotella myosotis
2009	Husmann's fountain snail	Bythiospeum husmanni
2010	Common door snail	Alinda biplicata
2011	Dainty poppy snail	Anisus vorticulus
2012	Slender amber snail	Oxyloma elegans
2013	European oyster	Ostrea edulis
2014	Garlic snail	Oxychilus alliarius
2015	Mantle snail	Myxas glutinosa
2016	Big pea clam	Pisidium amnicum
2017	Beautiful land snail	Pomatias elegans
2018	Neptune snail	Neptunea antiqua
2019	Heather snail	Helicella itala