''Succinea putris'' is a

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of small air-breathing land snail in the

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Succineidae, the amber snails. Succinea putris 001

Description

The 10-17 (27) x 6-8 mm has 3-4 whorls. These are relatively flat and with shallow sutures. The body whorl is massive and the aperture is much greater than 50% of shell height. The spire is small. In color the shell is amber yellow. The visible soft parts are yellow with a reddish hue, which becomes lighter downwards to the sides. The animal can also be dark grey.

Distribution

The distribution of this species is

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, in the Euro-Siberian region, including the following countries and islands: * Belgium *

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Balashov, I. and N. Gural-Sverlova. 2012. An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine. ''Journal of Conchology''. 41(1) 91-109. * Russia * Canada *

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Georgiev, D. G. (2006)
Two new species from the family Succineidae (Beck, 1837) (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) to the fauna of Bulgaria.
''Scientific Studies of the University of Plovdiv, Biology, Animalia'' 41 7-11. *

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Habitat

This species lives in very damp places, such as on vegetation on river banks and

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Life cycle

The lifespan of ''Succinea putris'' in laboratory conditions is 13 to 17 months.Ðatkauskienë, I. (2005
Characteristic of lifespan and reproduction period of ''Succinea putris'' (L.) (Gastropoda: Styllomatophora).
''Ekologija'' 3 28-33. (abstract in Lithuanian)

Parasites

Parasites and parasitoids of this species include the

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s '' Leucochloridium macrostomum'' and '' L. paradoxum'', and the fly '' Pherbellia punctata''.Moor, B. (1980)
On the biology of the relationship between ''Pherbellia punctata'' (Diptera, Sciomyzidae) and its host ''Succinea putris'' (Pulmonata, Stylommatophora).
''Revue Suisse de Zoologie'' 87(4) 941-53.

References

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taxonomy,short description, distribution, biology,status (threats), images {{Taxonbar, from=Q1500654 Succineidae Palearctic molluscs Gastropods described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus