Chondrina arcadica explained
Chondrina arcadica is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Chondrinidae.[1] This species is also known under the synonym Chondrina arcadica clienta (Westerlund 1883).[2]
The species is found South Europe and Sweden.
Subspecies:[3]
- Chondrina arcadica abundans (Westerlund, 1894)
- Chondrina arcadica arcadica (Reinhardt, 1881) or Chondrina arcadica clienta (Westerlund, 1883)
- Chondrina arcadica bulgarica H. Nordsieck, 1970
- Chondrina arcadica caucasica Ehrmann, 1931
Shell description
The shell of this species is slender, greyish brown to reddish brown. It is conical-ovoid in shape with 7 to whorls. The shell is slightly translucent and shows regular axial lines. There is some microgeographical variation in its shell size. The apertural margin is slightly widened, and has a thin, whitish lip. There are strong, angular teeth along the aperture.
Distribution
The distribution of this species is Alpine and southeastern-European.[4] but this snail can occur as far north as on the Baltic island of Öland, southern Sweden. The snails can be found on exposed limestone rocks to a height of about 2,500 m.
This species occurs in:
Feeding habits
Chondrina clienta feeds on calcicolous lichens.
Notes and References
- Web site: Chondrina arcadica (Reinhardt, 1881) . www.gbif.org . 29 October 2021 . en.
- Web site: Chondrina clientqa. 2009-02-22. Deutsche Malakozoologische Gesellschaft. Molluscs of central Europe.
- Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chondrina arcadica (Reinhardt, 1881) . www.marinespecies.org . 29 October 2021.
- Lisický M. J. (1991). Mollusca Slovenska [The Slovak molluscs]. VEDA vydavateľstvo Slovenskej akadémie vied, Bratislava, 344 pp.
- Red List of the molluscs (Mollusca) of the Czech Republic, cited 19 September 2008
- Balashov I. & Gural-Sverlova N. 2012. An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine. Journal of Conchology. 41 (1): 91-109.
