Oxyloma retusum explained

Oxyloma retusum,^[1] common name the blunt ambersnail, is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Succineidae.

Distribution

This species occurs in North America.

Biology

This snail eats dead and green plants in the summer, and only dead plants during the winter.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Örstan A. (2010). "Reproductive biology and annual population cycle of Oxyloma retusum (Pulmonata: Succineidae)". Amer. Malac. Bull. 28: 113-120. PDF.
2. Örstan A. (2006). "Natural diet of Oxyloma retusa (Pulmonata: Succineidae)". Triton 13: 36-37. PDF.