Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Succineidae Scientific name Oxyloma patentissima | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Succineoidea Subfamily Succineinae Rank Species | |
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Oxyloma patentissima is a species of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.
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Distribution
The distribution of Oxyloma patentissima includes:
Description
The width of the shell is 5.1-5.3 mm; the height of the shell is 8.9-10.4 mm.
Ecology
Oxyloma patentissima lives only in very wet habitats. It is an amphibious species living around freshwater habitats such as streams and lakes, and also in mangroves. This species can also be ecologically considered as a freshwater snail.
References
Oxyloma patentissima Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA