Macrogastra attenuata explained

Macrogastra attenuata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails.^[1]

Subspecies:

• Macrogastra attenuata attenuata (Rossmässler, 1835)
• Macrogastra attenuata iriana (Pollonera, 1885)
• Macrogastra attenuata lineolata (Held, 1836)
• Macrogastra attenuata modulata (A. Schmidt, 1856)
• Macrogastra attenuata sabaudina (Bourguignat, 1877)
• Macrogastra attenuata tenuistriata (Pini, 1879)

Distribution

Distribution of this snail include:

• Germany

Description

The weight of the adult live snail is about 128.7 mg.^[2]

References

• Rossmässler, E. A. (1835-1837). Iconographie der Land- & Süßwasser- Mollusken, mit vorzüglicher Berücksichtigung der europäischen noch nicht abgebildeten Arten. (1) 1 (1): VI + 1–132. pl. 1-5
• Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Macrogastra attenuata (Rossmässler, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050406 on 2021-06-01
2. Boch S., Prati D., Werth S., Rüetschi J. & Fischer M. (2011). "Lichen Endozoochory by Snails". PLoS ONE 6(4): e18770. .