Cylindrus obtusus
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| Apertural view of a shell of Cylindrus obtusus | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | C. obtusus
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| Cylindrus obtusus (Draparnaud, 1805)[2]
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Cylindrus obtusus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.
This species is endemic to Austria. It lives on certain mountain tops in the Eastern Alps, in limestone habitats, e.g. the Dürrnstein, Ötscher and Gesäuse Mountains. It often lives crowded, in moss, in rock crevices.
Ecology
The lifespan of Cylindrus obtusus is probably several years.[3]
The dispersal rate of Cylindrus obtusus is about 3 cm per day.[3]
References
- ^ Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). Cylindrus obtusus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
- ^ Draparnaud J.-P.-R. 1805. Histoire naturelle des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de la France. Ouvrage posthume. Avec XIII planches. pp. [1-9], j-viij [= 1-8], 1-134, [Pl. 1-13]. Paris, Montpellier. (Plassan, Renaud).
- ^ a b Bisenberger A., Baumgartner G., Kleewein D. & Sattmann H. (1999). "Untersuchungen zur Populationsökologie von Cylindrus obtusus (Drap. 1805) (Pulmonata, Helicidae)". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums Wien 101B: 453-464. PDF.
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