Segmentina nitida
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
| 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 (O. F. Müller, 1774) | |
Description
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:
- Czech Republic - vulnerable (VU)[2]
- British Isles - listed in List of endangered species in the British Isles.
- Great Britain in England - endangered (EN)[3]
- Germany - endangered (gefährdet)[4]
- Latvia
- Netherlands[5]
- Poland
- Slovakia
References
External links
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