Zenobiellina subrufescens explained

Zenobiellina subrufescens is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Hygromiinae of the family Hygromiidae.^{[1] [2]}

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.^[3]

Distribution

This species is known to occur in:

• Great Britain and Ireland^[4]
• France
• Spain

Life cycle

The size of the egg is 1.5 × 1 mm.^[5]

External links

• Miller J.S. (1822). A list of the freshwater and landshells occurring in the environment of Bristol, with observations. Annals of Philosophy. new ser., 3(5): 376-381
• Zenobiella subrufescens at Animalbase taxonomy,short description, distribution, biology,status (threats), images
• Fauna Europaea Search Distribution

Notes and References

1. http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/species?id=3087 Species summary for Zenobiella subrufescens
2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Zenobiellina subrufescens (J. S. Miller, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1377656 on 2021-02-15
3. http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/home/species?id=3087 Animalbase (Welter-Schultes)
4. Roy Anderson,2005 An annotated list of the non-marine molluscs of Britain and Ireland Journal of Conchology, 38 (6): 607–637, (published 2005)http://www.conchsoc.org/sites/default/files/MolluscWorld/Anderson-2008.pdf.
5. Heller J.: Life History Strategies. in Barker G. M. (ed.): The biology of terrestrial molluscs. CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK, 2001, . 1-146, cited page: 428.