Stagnicola palustris is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.

[5] Stagnicola turricula is a synonym of Stagnicola palustris, because they are not genetically independent,[6] but S. turricula is still sometimes listed separately.

[7][8] The dimensions of the shell of an adult of this species are from about 10 to 18 mm (0.39 to 0.71 in) in length, and about 6 to 10 mm (0.24 to 0.39 in) in width.

[9] This species of snail occurs in European countries and islands including: This snail lives in shallow, well-aerated freshwater habitats.

Stagnicola palustris-like snails in the North America are named Ladislavella elodes, but that may be the same species.