Zenobiellina subrufescens

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Zenobiellina subrufescens
Zenobiella subrufescens (MNHN-IM-2010-13237).jpeg
Shell of Zenobiella subrufescens (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Hygromiidae
Genus: Zenobiellina
Species:
Z. subrufescens
Binomial name
Zenobiellina subrufescens
(Miller, 1822) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Helix subrufescensMiller, 1822
  • Perforatella (Zenobiella) subrufescens(J. S. Miller, 1822) (unaccepted combination)
  • Zenobiella subrufescens(J. S. Miller, 1822) (superseded generic combination)


Zenobiellina subrufescens is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Hygromiinae of the family Hygromiidae. [3] [2]

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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. [4]

Distribution

Distribution Zenobiella-subrufescens-map-eur-nm-moll.jpg
Distribution

This species is known to occur in:

Life cycle

The size of the egg is 1.5 × 1 mm. [6]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 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
  3. Species summary for Zenobiella subrufescens. AnimalBase, last modified 29-12-2008 by F. Welter Schultes, accessed 4 May 2009.
  4. Animalbase (Welter-Schultes)
  5. Roy Anderson ,2005 An annotated list of the non-marine molluscs of Britain and Ireland Journal of Conchology, 38 (6): 607–637, (published 2005).
  6. 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.