Succinea
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Succinea, common name amber snails, is a genus
of small, air-breathing, land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family
Succineidae
.
They usually live in damp habitats such as marshes.
Synonyms:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small, 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...
s, 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 molluscs in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
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...
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They usually live in damp habitats such as marshes.
Species
Species within the genus Succinea include:- Succinea angustior (C. B. Adams, 1850)
- † Succinea antiquaSuccinea antiquaSuccinea antiqua is an extinct species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.- Further reading :...
Colbeau, 1867 - Succinea approximansSuccinea approximansSuccinea approximans is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.- Distribution :...
Shuttleworth, 1854 - Succinea arangoi Pfeiffer, 1866
- Succinea archeyiSuccinea archeyiSuccinea archeyi is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.- Further reading :...
PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1933 - Succinea barberi (W. B. Marshall, 1926) - Sanibel ambersnail
- Succinea aurea Lea, 1841
- Succinea brevis Dunker in Pfeiffer, 1850
- Succinea californica P. Fischer and Crosse, 1878 - San Tomas ambersnail
- Succinea campestris SayThomas SayThomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other...
, 1817 - Crinkled Ambersnail - Succinea chittenangoensis PilsbryHenry Augustus PilsbryHenry Augustus Pilsbry was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a century...
, 1908 - Chittenango ovate amber snail - Succinea costaricanaSuccinea costaricanaSuccinea costaricana is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.- Distribution :Neotropical:* Costa Rica* Mexico- Human importance :...
von Martens, 1898 - Succinea floridana PilsbryHenry Augustus PilsbryHenry Augustus Pilsbry was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a century...
, 1905 - Florida chalksnail - Succinea forsheyiSuccinea forsheyiSuccinea forsheyi, common name Spotted Ambersnail, is a species of small, air-breathing, land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.- Original description of Succinea concordialis :...
I. Lea, 1864 - spotted ambersnail - Succinea fulgens Lea, 1841
- Succinea gabbi Tryon, 1866 - riblet ambersnail
- Succinea greeri Tryon, 1866 - dryland ambersnail
- Succinea greerii Tryon, 1866 - dryland ambersnail
- Succinea grosvenori I. Lea, 1864 - Santa Rita ambersnail
- Succinea gundlachi Pfeiffer, 1852
- Succinea indiana PilsbryHenry Augustus PilsbryHenry Augustus Pilsbry was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a century...
, 1905 - Xeric Ambersnail - Succinea luteola Gould, 1848 - Mexico ambersnail
- Succinea macta Poey, 1858
- Succinea nobilis Poey, 1853
- Succinea ochracina Gundlach in Poey, 1858
- Succinea oregonensis I. Lea, 1841 - Oregon ambersnail
- Succinea paralia Hubricht, 1983 - Saltmarsh Ambersnail
- Succinea pennsylvanica PilsbryHenry Augustus PilsbryHenry Augustus Pilsbry was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a century...
, 1948 - Penn ambersnail - Succinea pseudavara Webb, 1954
- Succinea putrisSuccinea putrisSuccinea putris is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.-Distribution:Distribution: European-Siberian region.* Czech Republic - least concern * Germany...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - European ambersnail - Succinea rusticana Gould, 1846 - rustic ambersnail
- Succinea sagra d’Orbigny, 1842
- Succinea solastra Hubricht, 1961 - Lone Star ambersnail
- Succinea strigata PfeifferLudwig Karl Georg PfeifferLudwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer, also known as Louis Pfeiffer was a German physician, botanist and conchologist.-Biography:He received his education in Kassel, and became professor of pathology there in 1828...
, 1855 - striate ambersnail - Succinea tenellaSuccinea tenellaSuccinea tenella is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.- Distribution :...
- Succinea tenuis Gundlach in Poey, 1858
- Succinea unicolor Tryon, 1866 - squatty ambersnail
- Succinea urbana Hubricht, 1961 - urban ambersnail
- Succinea vaginacontorta C. B. Lee, 1951
- Succinea wilsoni I. Lea, 1864 - golden ambersnail
- Succinea wilsonii I. Lea, 1864 - golden ambersnail
Synonyms:
- Succinea ovalis Say, 1817 is a synonym for Novisuccinea ovalisNovisuccinea ovalisNovisuccinea 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.- External links :...
(Say, 1817)