Macrogastra attenuata

Macrogastra attenuata
M. attenuata sabaudina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Clausiliidae
Subfamily:	Clausiliinae
Tribe:	Clausiliini
Genus:	Macrogastra
Species:	M. attenuata
Binomial name
Macrogastra attenuata (Rossmässler, 1835)
Synonyms
Clausilia attenuataRossmässler, 1835 (original combination) Macrogastra (Pyrostoma) attenuata(Rossmässler, 1835)· accepted, alternate representation

Macrogastra attenuata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails. ^[1]

Subspecies

• Macrogastra attenuata attenuata(Rossmässler, 1835)
• Macrogastra attenuata iriana(Pollonera, 1885)
• Macrogastra attenuata lineolata(Held, 1836)
• Macrogastra attenuata modulata(A. Schmidt, 1856)
• Macrogastra attenuata sabaudina(Bourguignat, 1877)
• Macrogastra attenuata tenuistriata(Pini, 1879)

Distribution

Distribution of this snail include:

• Germany ^[2]

Description

The weight of the adult live snail is about 128.7 mg. ^[2]

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Macrogastra attenuata (Rossmässler, 1835). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1050406 on 2021-06-01
2. Boch S., Prati D., Werth S., Rüetschi J. & Fischer M. (2011). "Lichen Endozoochory by Snails". PLoS ONE 6(4): e18770. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0018770 .

• Rossmässler, E. A. (1835-1837). Iconographie der Land- & Süßwasser- Mollusken, mit vorzüglicher Berücksichtigung der europäischen noch nicht abgebildeten Arten. (1) 1 (1): VI + 1–132. pl. 1-5
• Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017.

External links

• Media related to Macrogastra attenuata at Wikimedia Commons