Succinella Explained

Succinella is a genus of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Succineidae, commonly called amber snails.^[1]

They usually live in damp habitats such as marshes.

Distribution

This genus of snails lives on the continent of Eurasia.^[2]

Species

Species within the genus Succinella include:

• † Succinella hartmutnordsiecki (Schlickum & Strauch, 1979)
• † Succinella martinovici (Brusina, 1902)
• Succinella oblonga Draparnaud, 1801 - the type species

References

• Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017.
• AnimalBase info at: http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/genus?id=886

External links

• Mabille, J. (1871). Histoire malacologique du bassin parisien ou histoire naturelle des animaux mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles qui vivent dans les environs de Paris. Premier fascicule. 1-128, pl. 1-2. Paris, Bouchard-Huzard
• An image of four shells of S. oblonga at: http://elrincondelmalacologo.iespana.es/Repetidas/Agua%20dulce/Succinella%20oblonga.jpg

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Succinella Mabille, 1871. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995289 on 2022-07-10
2. http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/genus?id=886 Genus summary for Succinella