Biology:Zenobiellina subrufescens

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Zenobiellina subrufescens
Helix fusca (Sowerby).jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
Superfamily:
Family:
Subfamily:
Tribe:
Hygromiini
Genus:
Zenobiellina

(Gude & Woodward, 1921)[1]
Species:
Z. subrufescens
Binomial name
Zenobiellina subrufescens
(Miller, 1822)[2]
Synonyms
  • Helix subrufescens Miller, 1822
  • Perforatella (Zenobiella) subrufescens (J. S. Miller, 1822) (unaccepted combination)
  • Zenobiella subrufescens (J. S. Miller, 1822) (superseded generic combination)

Zenobiellina subrufescens is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae.[3] [4]

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.[5]

Distribution

This species is known to occur in:

  • Great Britain and Ireland[6]
  • France
  • Spain

Life cycle

The size of the egg is 1.5 × 1 mm.[7]

References

  1. Gude G. K. & Woodward B. B. 1921. On Helicella, Férussac. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 14: 174-190.
  2. Miller J. S. 1822. A list of the freshwater and landshells occurring in the environment of Bristol, with observations. Annals of Philosophy (New Series) 3 (17): 376-381. London.
  3. Species summary for Zenobiella subrufescens. AnimalBase, last modified 29-12-2008 by F. Welter Schultes, accessed 4 May 2009.
  4. 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
  5. Animalbase (Welter-Schultes)
  6. Roy Anderson ,2005 An annotated list of the non-marine molluscs of Britain and Ireland Journal of Conchology, 38 (6): 607–637, (published 2005)[1].
  7. Heller J.: Life History Strategies. in Barker G. M. (ed.): The biology of terrestrial molluscs. CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK, 2001, ISBN:0-85199-318-4. 1-146, cited page: 428.

External links


Wikidata ☰ Q8069177 entry