Succinea putris

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Species of gastropod

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::summary Species of gastropod ::

| image = Amber snail (Succinea putris).jpg | taxon = Succinea putris | authority = Linnaeus, 1758

Succinea putris is a species of small air-breathing land snail in the family Succineidae, the amber snails. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Succinea_putris_001.JPG"] ::

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 is Palearctic, in the Euro-Siberian region, including the following countries:

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.

Parasites

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Succinea_mit_Leucocholoridium.jpg" caption="''Succinea putris'' with the parasitic [[trematode]] ''[[Leucochloridium paradoxum]]'' inside its left tentacle"] ::

Parasites and parasitoids of this species include the trematodes Leucochloridium paradoxum and L. perturbatum, and the fly Pherbellia punctata.

References

References

  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 lang. nl [http://www.anemoon.org/anm/voorlopige-kaarten/kaarten-per-soort/landmollusken/wetenschappelijk/succinea-putris/ ''Succinea putris'' — Anemoon]
  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. Georgiev, D. G. (2006). [http://web.uni-plovdiv.bg/dilian/001_Georgiev_(2006).pdf 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. [http://elurikkus.ut.ee/kirjeldus.php?lang=est&id=65428&rank=70&id_puu=65428&rank_puu=70 Eesti eElurikkus: ''Succinea putris''].
  6. Ðatkauskienë, I. (2005) [http://images.katalogas.lt/maleidykla/Eko53/Eko_028_033.pdf Characteristic of lifespan and reproduction period of ''Succinea putris'' (L.) (Gastropoda: Styllomatophora).]{{Dead link. (June 2018)
  7. (August 2016). "Multiple infection of amber ''Succinea putris'' snails with sporocysts of ''Leucochloridium'' spp. (Trematoda)". Parasitology Research.
  8. Moor, B. (1980). [http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/19810581169.html 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.

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