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Succinea

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Succinea
Succinea putris in Oxfordshire
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Succineoidea
Family: Succineidae
Subfamily: Succineinae
Genus: Succinea
Draparnaud, 1801[1]
Type species
Helix putris
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

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Synonyms[2]
  • Amphibina W. Hartmann, 1821
  • Amphibulima Gistel, 1848 (Invalid: unnecessary substitute name for Succinea; also a junior homonym of Amphibulima Lamarck, 1805)
  • Arborcinea Iredale, 1937
  • † Brachyspira L. Pfeiffer, 1855
  • Cerinasota Iredale, 1939
  • Cochlohydra A. Férussac, 1821
  • Glischrus (Tapada) S. Studer, 1820 (junior synonym)
  • Helix (Cochlohydra) A. Férussac, 1821 (junior synonym)
  • Lucena Hartmann, 1821
  • Succinastrum J. Mabille, 1871
  • Succinea (Amphibina) W. Hartmann, 1821 (junior synonym)
  • Succinea (Brachyspira) L. Pfeiffer, 1855· accepted, alternate representation
  • Succinea (Calcisuccinea) Pilsbry, 1948· accepted, alternate representation
  • Succinea (Desmosuccinea) Webb, 1954· accepted, alternate representation
  • Succinea (Heysuccinea) Webb, 1953· accepted, alternate representation
  • Succinea (Kondosuccinea) Patterson, 1989· accepted, alternate representation
  • Succinea (Papusuccinea) Solem, 1959· accepted, alternate representation
  • Succinea (Succinea) Draparnaud, 1801· accepted, alternate representation
  • Succinea (Tapada) S. Studer, 1820
  • Tapada S. Studer, 1820
  • Truella Pease, 1871

Succinea, common name the amber snails, is a large genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Succineidae.[2]

The common name refers to the fact that live snails in this genus are translucent and similar to amber in appearance.

Description

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The length of the shell ranges between 9.4–17 millimetres (0.37–0.67 in); the width ranges between 6.8–11.5 millimetres (0.27–0.45 in).

The dextrous, pointed ovoid shell consists of 3⅓–3½ whorls. It is thin-walled, glossy and translucent. The protoconch is very compact. The spire is short and consists mainly of a large, wide body whorl and an oval aperture with a sharp angle at the top. The deep sutures are prominent.The interior surface of the aperture is cream-colored or white.

The shell is usually light brown, but may be whitish with gray or light yellow streaks.

The large body cannot be completely withdrawn within the shell. The lower pair of tentacles is vestigial.

The many species in this genus are difficult to distinguish. Sometimes they need dissecting to confirm identification through the shape of the jaw and character of the reproductive system.[3]

Distribution

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This large genus has a worldwide distribution. Species in this genus usually live in damp habitats such as marshes. Some species are amphibious.[citation needed]

Species

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Species within the genus Succinea include:

Additional species, taken from IUCN Red List:

Synonyms

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Ecology

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Parasites of Succinea spp. include:

Succinea consume small plants, such as mosses and leaf litter. Succinea campestris in particular is known to live in leaf litter, and is also known to be attracted to light, an unusual characteristic in snails.[13]

In mating, the snails are hermaphrodites and mate reciprocally (both snails transfer sperm into one another). However, many have preferences in what role they take—some actively seek out mates, mounting others' shells, while others do not.[14]

References

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  1. ^ Draparnaud J. P. R. (1801). Tableau des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la France. pp. [1-2], 1-116. Montpellier, Paris. (Renaud; Bossange, Masson & Besson).
  2. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Succinea Draparnaud, 1801. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181586 on 2021-02-23
  3. ^ White-McLean, J.A. (September, 2011). Terrestrial Mollusc Tool. USDA/APHIS/PPQ Center for Plant Health Science and Technology and the University of Florida. [10 july 2022] - < http://idtools.org/id/mollusc
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Mollusca" Archived 2012-06-26 at the Wayback Machine. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
  5. ^ Shuttleworth R. J. (1854). "Beiträge zur näheren Kenntniss der Land- und Süsswasser-Mollusken der Insel Portorico". Mitteilungen der naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Bern Nr. 310-330: 33-56. page 55.
  6. ^ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Succinea Draparnaud, 1801". ITIS, accessed 4 January 2011.
  8. ^ Villalobos M. C., Monge-Nájera J., Barrientos Z. & Franco J. (1995). "Life cycle and field abundance of the snail Succinea costaricana (Stylommatophora: Succineidae), a tropical pest". Revista de Biología Tropical 43: 181-188. PDF Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ a b c d ". Barrientos, Z. 2003. Lista de especies de moluscos terrestres (Archaeogastropoda, Mesogastropoda, Archaeopulmonata, Stylommatophora, Soleolifera) informadas para Costa Rica Revista de Biología Tropical 51: 293-304.
  10. ^ Meijer T. (2010). "Palaeomalacology of the Brabant Loam (the Netherlands)". In: Bakels C., Fennema K., Out W. A. & Vermeeren C. (eds). Of Plants and Snails: A collection of papers presented to Wim Kuijper in gratitude for forty years of teaching and identifying. Sidestone Press, Leiclen. 179-192. ISBN 978-90-8890-051-8.
  11. ^ Cowie R. H., Dillon R. T., Robinson D. G. & Smith J. W. (2009). "Alien non-marine snails and slugs of priority quarantine importance in the United States: A preliminary risk assessment". American Malacological Bulletin 27: 113-132. PDF Archived 2016-06-16 at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ^ Olsson I.-M., Stéen M. & Mann H. (1993). "Gastropod hosts of Elaphostrongylus spp. (Protostrongylidae, Nematoda)". Rangifer 13(1): 53-55. PDF.
  13. ^ "Fact Sheet Succineidae". Terrestrial Mollusc Tool. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  14. ^ Dillen, Lobke; Jordaens, Kurt; De Bruyn, Luc; Backeljau, Thierry (10 September 2010). "Fecundity in the hermaphroditic land snail Succinea putris (Pulmonata: Succineidae): does body size matter?". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 76 (4): 376–383. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyq026. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  • Patterson C.M. (1989). Morphological studies of a Tahitian succineid, Succinea (Kondosuccinea) wallisi. Malacological Review. 22(1-2): 17-23.
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