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Succinella

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Succinella
Drawing of apertural view of a shell of Succinella oblonga
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Succinella

Mabille, 1871

Succinella is a genus of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Succineidae, commonly called amber snails. They usually live in damp habitats such as marshes.

Distribution

This genus of snails lives on the continent of Eurasia. [1]

Species

Species within the genus Succinella include:

References

  • An image of four shells of S. oblonga at: [3]