Zenobiellina subrufescens
Appearance
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Zenobiella subrufescens | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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Genus: | Zenobiella |
Species: | Z. subrufescens
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Zenobiella subrufescens | |
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Helix subrufescens Miller, 1822 |
Zenobiella subrufescens is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae.[3]
Zenobiella subrufescens is the only species in the genus Zenobiella.
Description
For terms see gastropod shell
The 4-6 x 6-10 mm shell has 4.5-5 convex whorls with moderate suture. It is slightly shouldered above the periphery, the aperture is usually without a lip inside and the umbilicus is very narrow, and partly covered by the reflected columellar margin.The shell is pale brown, very finely striated, thin and transparent.[4]
Distribution
This species is known to occur in:
- Great Britain and Ireland[5]
- France
- Spain
Life cycle
The size of the egg is 1.5 × 1 mm.[6]
References
- ^ Gude G. K. & Woodward B. B. 1921. On Helicella, Férussac. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 14: 174-190.
- ^ Miller J. S. 1822. A list of the freshwater and landshells occurring in the environment of Bristol, with observations. Annals of Philosophy (New Series) 3 (17): 376-381. London.
- ^ Species summary for Zenobiella subrufescens. AnimalBase, last modified 29-12-2008 by F. Welter Schultes, accessed 4 May 2009.
- ^ Animalbase (Welter-Schultes)
- ^ Roy Anderson ,2005 An annotated list of the non-marine molluscs of Britain and Ireland Journal of Conchology, 38 (6): 607–637, (published 2005)[1].
- ^ Heller J.: Life History Strategies. in Barker G. M. (ed.): The biology of terrestrial molluscs. CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK, 2001, ISBN 0-85199-318-4. 1-146, cited page: 428.
External links
- Zenobiella subrufescens at Animalbase taxonomy,short description, distribution, biology,status (threats), images
- Fauna Europaea Search Distribution
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