title: Columella aspera
text: # Columella aspera
  
  Columella aspera is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Truncatellinidae, the vertigo snails and allies.
  
  ## Description
  
  The 2.0-2.5 x 1.3-1.4 mm. shell has 4-5 whorls and the spire tapers towards the apex. The aperture is simple without teeth . The colour is dark grey brown or horny brown. The surface is not shiny and finely and regularly striated. It is more coarsely sculptured than the very similar Columella edentula.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This species occurs in countries and islands including:
  
  * Czech Republic
  * Great Britain
  * Ireland
  