Succinea putris

Succinea putris
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 putrisis aspeciesof small air-breathingland snailin thefamily Succineidae,the amber snails.

Description

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

The distribution of this species isPalearctic,in theEuro-Siberian region,including the following countries and islands:

Habitat

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

Life cycle

The lifespan ofSuccinea putrisin laboratory conditions is 13 to 17 months.^[6]

Parasites

Succinea putriswith the parasitictrematodeLeucochloridium paradoxuminside its left tentacle

Parasites andparasitoidsof this species include thetrematodesLeucochloridium macrostomumandL. paradoxum,and theflyPherbellia punctata.^[7]

References

^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, Animalia41 7-11.
^Eesti eElurikkus:Succinea putris.
^Ðatkauskienë, I. (2005)Characteristic of lifespan and reproduction period ofSuccinea putris(L.) (Gastropoda: Styllomatophora).^{[permanent dead link‍]}Ekologija3 28-33. (abstract in Lithuanian)
^Moor, B. (1980).On the biology of the relationship betweenPherbellia punctata(Diptera, Sciomyzidae) and its hostSuccinea putris(Pulmonata, Stylommatophora).Revue Suisse de Zoologie87(4) 941-53.

External links

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[1] Juřičková, L., et al. (2001). Check-list of the molluscs (Mollusca) of the Czech Republic.Acta Soc. Zool. Bohem.65 25-40.

[2] (in Dutch)Succinea putris— Anemoon

[bala-3] Balashov, I. and N. Gural-Sverlova. 2012. An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine.Journal of Conchology.41(1) 91-109.

[geo-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, Animalia41 7-11.

[5] Eesti eElurikkus:Succinea putris.

[6] Ðatkauskienë, I. (2005)Characteristic of lifespan and reproduction period ofSuccinea putris(L.) (Gastropoda: Styllomatophora).^{[permanent dead link‍]}Ekologija3 28-33. (abstract in Lithuanian)

[moor-7] Moor, B. (1980).On the biology of the relationship betweenPherbellia punctata(Diptera, Sciomyzidae) and its hostSuccinea putris(Pulmonata, Stylommatophora).Revue Suisse de Zoologie87(4) 941-53.

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