Succinea putris

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Succinea putris
Amber snail (Succinea putris).jpg
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
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.

Succinea putris 001.JPG

Description[]

The 10-17 (27) x 6-8 mm 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[]

The distribution of this species is Palearctic, in the , including the following countries and islands:

Habitat[]

This species lives in very damp places, such as on vegetation on river banks and marshes.

Life cycle[]

The lifespan of Succinea putris in laboratory conditions is 13 to 17 months.[7]

Parasites[]

Succinea putris with the parasitic trematode Leucochloridium paradoxum inside its left tentacle

Parasites and parasitoids of this species include the trematodes and L. paradoxum, and the fly .[8]

References[]

  1. ^ IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 25 July 2013.
  2. ^ Juřičková, L., et al. (2001). Check-list of the molluscs (Mollusca) of the Czech Republic. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohem. 65 25-40.
  3. ^ (in Dutch) Succinea putris — Anemoon
  4. ^ Balashov, I. and N. Gural-Sverlova. 2012. An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine. Journal of Conchology. 41(1) 91-109.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Eesti eElurikkus: Succinea putris.
  7. ^ 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)
  8. ^ 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[]

  • Succinea putris at Animalbase taxonomy,short description, distribution, biology,status (threats), images
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