Segmentina nitida

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Segmentina nitida

Segmentina nitida, the shining ram's-horn snail, is a species of small, air-breathing, freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails.

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Segmentina nitida
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Apical view of a shell of Segmentina nitida
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superorder: Hygrophila
Family: Planorbidae
Genus: Segmentina
Species:
S. nitida
Binomial name
Segmentina nitida
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Description

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Drawing showing three views of a shell of Segmentina nitida

The shell of this species is sinistral in coiling and almost planispiral in shape. The spire is deeply sunken. The surface of the shell is glossy.[1]

The maximum shell diameter is about 7 mm.[1]

Habitat

This species lives in water weeds, in ponds and marsh drainage ditches. It is uncommon to rare.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in countries and islands including:

References

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