In Britain the lapidary snail is known mostly from limestone rocks and quarries. Elsewhere it is mainly in hedgerows and woods on well-drained, chalky soils (Byrne et al. 2009). On the continent, it is found in rock crevices, on stone walls, in mature forests, and hedges. It seems not to be bound to limestone rocks here.

TGAATAGTACCTTTATTA---ATTGGGGCGCCTGACATAAGTTTTCCTCGAATGAATAATATAAGGTTTTGACTTCTTCCTCCATCTTTTTTACTACTTATTAGGAGCAGGTTAGTTGAAGGTGGTGCAGGTACAGGCTGAACAGTTTATCCTCCTCTTAGTAGTTTGTTAGGACATAGTGGTGCATCTGTTGATATA---GCTATTTTTTCTTTACACCTTGCTGGAATATCTTCCATTCTTGGTGCAATTAATTTTATTACAACTATCTTTAATATACGTTCTCCTGGGATTAGCTTAGAGCGTATGAGGTTATTTGTGTGATCTATTTTGGTTACAGTTTTTCTTCTTTTACTTTCTTTACCTGTGTTGGCAGGT---GCCATTACTATGCTATTGACTGACCGCAATTTTAGTACGTCGTTTTTCGATCCTTCTGGTGGTGGGGACCCTATTTTATACCAACACCTTTTTTGGTTTTTTGGTCACCCTGAAGTGTATATTTTAATTTTGCCTGGTTTTGGGATTATTTCTCATATTTTAGGTAATTATAGCACAAAGCCT------CCTTTTGGTACGTTAGGAATAATTTATGCTATGATTTCTATTGGTGTTTTAGGTTTTATTGTTTGGGCCCAC
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The size and trend within the subpopulations are supposed to be stable.
In Ireland, no live specimens have been found in recent times. H. lapidica appears to be declining in Ireland (Byrne et al. 2009).

Stable

Major threats to this species include habitat destruction like logging and quarrying.

This species is listed as Regionally Extinct in Ireland (Byrne et al. 2009). There is no conservation action in place for this species elsewhere.