Aegopinella ressmanni

Last updated

Aegopinella ressmanni
Aegopinella-ressmanni 01.jpg
Aegopinella ressmanni shells
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Gastrodontidae
Genus: Aegopinella
Species:
A. ressmanni
Binomial name
Aegopinella ressmanni
(Westerlund, 1883)
Aegopinella-ressmanni-map-eur-nm-moll.jpg
Synonyms [1]

Hyalinia nitens var. ressmanniWesterlund, 1883 (basionym)

Contents

Aegopinella ressmanni is a small species of land snail in the terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk family Gastrodontidae, the glass snails. [1]

Description

It is characterized by having a larger shell than other Aegopinella species: its diameter attains 15 mm, its height 8 mm. [2]

(Original description in Latin) The shell is more convex, with the body whorl swelling towards the front near the large aperture. The columellar margin is sufficiently arched. [3]

Distribution

The species is distributed in Austria, Czechia, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Slovenia. [4]

Related Research Articles

<i>Stagnicola palustris</i> Species of gastropod

Stagnicola palustris is a species of air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.

<i>Clausilia dubia</i> Species of gastropod

Clausilia dubia is a species of small, very elongate, left-handed air-breathing land snail, a sinistral terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails, all of which have a clausilium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Land snail</span> Common name for many species of snail

A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. Land snail is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells. However, it is not always easy to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less amphibious between land and fresh water, and others are relatively amphibious between land and salt water.

<i>Cernuella virgata</i> Species of gastropod

Cernuella virgata, also known as Helicella virgata, common name, the "vineyard snail", is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Geomitridae.

<i>Vitrina pellucida</i> Species of gastropod

Vitrina pellucida is species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Vitrinidae, the glass snails.

<i>Aegopinella</i> Genus of gastropods

Aegopinella is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Gastrodontidae, the glass snails.

<i>Aegopinella pura</i> Species of gastropod

Aegopinella pura, common name the clear glass snail, is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae, the glass snails.

<i>Aegopinella nitidula</i> Species of gastropod

Aegopinella nitidula, common name the waxy glass snail, is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae, the glass snails.

<i>Aegopinella nitens</i> Species of gastropod

Aegopinella nitens is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae, the glass snails.

<i>Aegopinella minor</i> Species of gastropod

Aegopinella minor is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae, the glass snails.

<i>Aegopinella epipedostoma</i> Species of gastropod

Aegopinella epipedostoma is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae, the glass snails.

<i>Vitrea contracta</i> Species of gastropod

Vitrea contracta, the milky crystal snail, is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pristilomatidae.

Albinaria is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails.

<i>Chondrina arcadica</i> Species of gastropod

Chondrina arcadica is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Chondrinidae. This species is also known under the synonym Chondrina arcadica clienta.

<i>Aegopinella cisalpina</i> Species of gastropod

Aegopinella cisalpina is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae, the glass snails.

<i>Aegopinella forcarti</i> Species of gastropod

Aegopinella forcarti is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae, the glass snails.

<i>Aegopinella graziadei</i> Species of gastropod

Aegopinella graziadei is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae, the glass snails.

Aegopinella denudata is an extinct species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae, the glass snails.

<i>Aegopinella vetusta</i> Species of gastropod

Aegopinella vetusta is an extinct species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae, the glass snails.

References

  1. 1 2 WoRMS. "Aegopinella ressmanni (Westerlund, 1883)". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  2. "AnimalBase :: Aegopinella ressmanni species homepage". www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  3. Westerlund, C. A. (1883). "Malakologische Miscellen". Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft10: 51-72. Frankfurt am Main PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. Horsák, M. & J. Myšák. (2008). The first records of Aegopinella ressmanni (Westerlund, 1883) in the Czech Republic extends its distribution range northwards. Malacologica Bohemoslovaca 7: 47–50. Online serial at <http://mollusca.sav.sk> 4 June 2008.