- Oxyloma patentissima
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Oxyloma patentissima 
Drawing of an apertural view of the shell of Oxyloma patentissima Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
clade ElasmognathaSuperfamily: Succineoidea Family: Succineidae Subfamily: Succineinae Genus: Oxyloma Species: O. patentissima Binomial name Oxyloma patentissima
(Pfeiffer, 1853)Synonyms Succinea patentissima
Oxyloma patentissima is a species of a land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.[1]
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Distribution
Distribution of Oxyloma patentissima include:
- Lake Chad[1]
- Angola[1]
- Botswana[2]
- Zimbabwe, lake Chivero[3]
- southern Mozambique[1]
- South Africa[4][1]
Description
The width of the shell is 5.1-5.3. The height of the shell is 8.9-10.4 mm.[1]
Ecology
Oxyloma patentissima lives in very wet habitats.[1] It is an amphibious species living around freshwater habitats like streams and lakes and also in mangroves.[1] It can be ecologically considered as an freshwater snail.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i van Bruggen A. C. & Appleton C. C. (1977). "Studies on the ecology and systematics of the terrestrial molluscs of the lake Sibaya area of Zululand, South Africa". Zoologische Verhandelingen 154: 3-48. page 21-23. PDF.
- ^ "Oxyloma patentissima". GBIF, accessed 28 March 2011.
- ^ Brendonck L. et al. (2003). "The impact of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in a eutrophic subtropical impoundment (Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe). II. Species diversity". Arch. Hydrobiol. 158(3): 389-405. PDF.
- ^ Oberholzer G. & Van Eeden J. A. (1967). "The freshwater molluscs of the Kruger National Park". Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science 10(1): 1-42. doi:10.4102/koedoe.v10i1.762, PDF. page 26, Fig. 20.
External links
- Wright C. A. (1963). "The freshwater gastropod mollusca of Angola". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 10(8): 447-528. 16 plates. page 500.
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