The diameter of the
shell attains , its height . (Original description of
Helix nitens Michaud, 1831 in Latin) The shell is orbicular and depressed, with a prominent, wide
umbilicus. It is thin, transparent, and smooth to the touch, featuring very fine longitudinal striations. The coloration is often dark horn-like, sometimes greenish-white, and paler on the underside. The shell contains four nearly flat
whorls. The
aperture is depressed, oblique, and expansive, with a simple, acute
peristome. It is distinct from
Aegopinella nitidula by its last quarter of the whorl being flattened and sometimes curving slightly downwards. == Distribution ==