Novisuccinea ovalis
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Novisuccinea ovalis, common name
the oval ambersnail, is a species
of air-breathing land snail
, a terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Succineidae
, the ambersnails.
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
the oval ambersnail, is a species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of air-breathing land snail
Land snail
A land snail is any of the many species of snail that live on land, as opposed to those that live in salt water and fresh water. Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells, It is not always an easy matter to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less...
, a terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Succineidae
Succineidae
Succineidae are a family of small to medium-sized, air-breathing, land snails , terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. They are commonly called amber snails because their thin fragile shells are translucent and amber-colored...
, the ambersnails.
External links
- Hoagland K. E. & Davis G. M. (1987). "The succineid snail fauna of Chittenango Falls, New York: taxonomic status with comparisons to other relevant taxa". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 139: 465-526.
- Pilsbry H. A. (1908). "Notes on Succinea ovalis Say and Succinea obliqua Say". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 60: 45-51 + pl. 7.