| Zenobiellina subrufescens | |
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| Shell of Zenobiella subrufescens (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Hygromiidae |
| Genus: | Zenobiellina |
| Species: | Z. subrufescens |
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| Zenobiellina subrufescens (Miller, 1822) | |
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Zenobiellina subrufescens is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Hygromiinae of the family Hygromiidae.
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.
Distribution
This species is known to occur in:
- Great Britain and Ireland
- France
- Spain
Life cycle
The size of the egg is 1.5 × 1 mm.
References
- 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.
- ^ 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
- Species summary for Zenobiella subrufescens. AnimalBase, last modified 29-12-2008 by F. Welter Schultes, accessed 4 May 2009.
- Animalbase (Welter-Schultes)
- Roy Anderson ,2005 An annotated list of the non-marine molluscs of Britain and Ireland Journal of Conchology, 38 (6): 607–637, (published 2005).
- 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
- Miller J.S. (1822). A list of the freshwater and landshells occurring in the environment of Bristol, with observations. Annals of Philosophy. new ser., 3(5): 376-381
- Zenobiella subrufescens at Animalbase taxonomy,short description, distribution, biology,status (threats), images
- Fauna Europaea Search Distribution
Media related to Zenobiellina subrufescens at Wikimedia Commons
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| Zenobiella subrufescens | |
| Helix subrufescens | |
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