Aegopinella pura
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| Aegopinella pura figures 28, 29 | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra clade Limacoid clade |
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| Species: | A. pura
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| Aegopinella pura (Alder, 1830)
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Retinella pura | |
Aegopinella pura is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails.
Description
For terms see gastropod shell
The shell is colourless or weakly brown and weakly shiny. The microsculpture (only visible under a microscope, 35-40 x) is faint, spiral lines crossing irregular radial lines. There are 3.5-4 convex whorls, the last whorl increasing and not descending near aperture.The umbilicus is wide and slightly excentric.
Distribution
This species occurs in countries and islands including:
- Czech Republic
- Ukraine[1]
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- and other areas
Habitat
Aegopinella pura lives in deciduous forests where it can be found in the litter layer, underneath deadwood and at the base of vegetation. It preferes dry to humid habitats, especially on calcareous substrate.[2]
Life cycle
In spring, the adult snails lay the leggs and die after that. Two years after hatching the juveniles reach their maturity.[2]
References
- ^ Balashov I. & Gural-Sverlova N. 2012. An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine. Journal of Conchology. 41 (1): 91-109.
- ^ a b Welter-Schultes, F.W. 2012. European non-marine molluscs, a guide for species identification: Bestimmungsbuch für europäische Land- und Süsswassermollusken. Planet Poster Editions: Göttingen.
External links
- Aegopinella pura at Animalbase taxonomy,short description, distribution, biology,status (threats), images