Kingdom Animalia Family Succineidae Scientific name Oxyloma sarsii Higher classification Oxyloma | Superfamily Succineoidea Genus Oxyloma Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | |
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Similar Oxyloma, Molluscs, Gastropods, Oxyloma elegans, Succineidae | ||
Oxyloma sarsii is a species of small European land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Succineidae, the amber snails.
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Description
Only reliably separated from the very similar Oxyloma elegans by dissection
Distribution
This species is known to occur in a number of European countries and islands including:
Habitat
This snail lives at the water line, at the edges of rivers and lakes.
References
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