Oxyloma patentissima

Oxyloma patentissima
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 Elasmognatha

Superfamily: 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]

Contents

Distribution

Distribution of Oxyloma patentissima include:

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Oxyloma patentissima". GBIF, accessed 28 March 2011.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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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