Succinea putris
| Succinea putris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Succineidae |
| Genus: | Succinea |
| Species: | S. putris |
| Binomial name | |
| Succinea putris Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Succinea putris is a species of small air-breathing land snail in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.
Description
[edit]The 10-17 (27) x 6-8 mm shell has 3-4 whorls. These are relatively flat and with shallow sutures. The body whorl is massive and the aperture is much greater than 50% of shell height. The spire is small. In color the shell is amber yellow. The visible soft parts are yellow with a reddish hue, which becomes lighter downwards to the sides. The animal can also be dark grey.
Distribution
[edit]The distribution of this species is Palearctic, in the Euro-Siberian region, including the following countries and islands:
- Belgium
- Czech Republic[1]
- Germany
- Netherlands[2]
- Poland
- Ukraine[3]
- Russia
- Canada
- Slovakia
- Bulgaria[4]
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- Estonia[5]
Habitat
[edit]This species lives in very damp places, such as on vegetation on river banks and marshes.
Life cycle
[edit]The lifespan of Succinea putris in laboratory conditions is 13 to 17 months.[6]
Parasites
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Parasites and parasitoids of this species include the trematodes Leucochloridium macrostomum and L. paradoxum, and the fly Pherbellia punctata.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Juřičková, L., et al. (2001). Check-list of the molluscs (Mollusca) of the Czech Republic. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohem. 65 25-40.
- ^ (in Dutch) Succinea putris — Anemoon
- ^ Balashov, I. and N. Gural-Sverlova. 2012. An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine. Journal of Conchology. 41(1) 91-109.
- ^ Georgiev, D. G. (2006). Two new species from the family Succineidae (Beck, 1837) (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) to the fauna of Bulgaria. Scientific Studies of the University of Plovdiv, Biology, Animalia 41 7-11.
- ^ Eesti eElurikkus: Succinea putris.
- ^ Ðatkauskienë, I. (2005) Characteristic of lifespan and reproduction period of Succinea putris (L.) (Gastropoda: Styllomatophora).[permanent dead link] Ekologija 3 28-33. (abstract in Lithuanian)
- ^ Moor, B. (1980). On the biology of the relationship between Pherbellia punctata (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) and its host Succinea putris (Pulmonata, Stylommatophora). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 87(4) 941-53.
External links
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Media related to Succinea putris at Wikimedia Commons- Succinea putris at Animalbase taxonomy,short description, distribution, biology,status (threats), images
