| Succinea approximans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Succineidae |
| Genus: | Succinea |
| Species: | S. approximans |
| Binomial name | |
| Succinea approximans Shuttleworth, 1854 [1] | |
Succinea approximans is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.
The type locality is in Puerto Rico. [1] Robert James Shuttleworth, the authority of this species mentioned six localities in his original description: "prope San Juan, Fajardo, Ceiba, Humacao, Luquillo et ad Rio Blanco". [1]
Other reports of Succinea approximans include:
Robinson et al. (2009) commented that it has not been reported from any intermediate islands. [3] They considered reports of this species by Thomas B. Bland (1869) [5] and George French Angas (1884) [6] to be dubious. [3]
The dimensions of the shell of the type specimen are as follows: the height of the shell is 12 mm; the width of the shell is 7 mm; the height of the aperture is 9 mm. [1]
In Grenada, the height of the shell of this species is 10 mm. [2]
The habitat of Succinea approximans ranges from relatively dry places to wet areas. [2] In Grenada, Succinea approximans lives among leaf litter. [2]
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