Succinea_putris

<i>Succinea putris</i>

Succinea putris

Species of gastropod

Succinea putris is a species of small air-breathing land snail in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.

Quick Facts Succinea putris, Scientific classification ...

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 Euro-Siberian region, 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.[6]

Parasites

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

Parasites and parasitoids of this species include the trematodes Leucochloridium macrostomum and L. paradoxum, and the fly Pherbellia punctata.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Juřičková, L., et al. (2001). Check-list of the molluscs (Mollusca) of the Czech Republic. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohem. 65 25-40.
  2. [2]
    (in Dutch) Succinea putris — Anemoon
  3. [3]
    Balashov, I. and N. Gural-Sverlova. 2012. An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine. Journal of Conchology. 41(1) 91-109.
  4. [4]
    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.
  5. [5]
    Eesti eElurikkus: Succinea putris.
  6. [6]
    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)
  7. [7]
    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.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Succinea_putris, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.