Zonitoides nitidus (sometimes Zonitoides nitida),[2] also known as the shiny glass snail or black gloss, is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Gastrodontidae.

[4] The body of the adult animal is black with an orange dash: the (mantle gland is visible under the shell's aperture).

[4] Zonitoides nitidus occurs in wet meadows and river woods, usually near water bodies, swamps and swampy forests, in the zone of emergent vegetation.

[9][10] In Germany up to three clutches of 2–9 eggs per individual are laid in all seasons, with some days or weeks spacing between egg-laying.

[4] Parasites of Zonitoides nitidus include: This article incorporates public domain text from the reference.