Aegopinella nitidula (previously known as Retinella nitidula) is a species of small land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae, the glass snails.
| Aegopinella nitidula | |
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| a live Aegopinella nitidula | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Gastrodontidae |
| Genus: | Aegopinella |
| Species: | A. nitidula
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| Binomial name | |
| Aegopinella nitidula (Draparnaud, 1805)
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| Synonyms | |
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Retinella nitidula | |
Forsyth et al. (2001)[1] review its identification and ecology.
Description edit
For terms see gastropod shell.
The shell is amber reddish in colour, rarely whitish. It is milky white near the umbilicus. The shell is finely striated with spiral lines producing a fine reticular pattern (less prominent than in A. pura). The apex is strongly convex with 3.5-4.5 convex and regularly increasing whorls. The last whorl is not inflated near the aperture and not descending. The aperture is slightly oblique and the umbilicus is wide. The animal is bluish grey with a lighter sole and bluish black upper tentacles.[2]
Distribution edit
This species occurs in these countries amongst others:
- Czech Republic
- Ukraine[3]
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- Canada (Vancouver; introduced)[1]
Habitat edit
Aegiponella nitidula prefers moderately humid to humid sites in forests, but it can occur in a wide range of habitats, for example hedges, rocks and spring areas.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Forsyth, R.G., Hutchinson, J.M.C. & Reise, H. 2001. Aegopinella nitidula (Draparnaud, 1805) (Gastropoda: Zonitidae) in British Columbia—first confirmed North American record. American Malacological Bulletin 16: 65–69.
- ^ Animalbase (Welter-Schultes)
- ^ Balashov I. & Gural-Sverlova N. 2012. An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine. Journal of Conchology. 41 (1): 91-109.
- ^ Welter-Schultes, F.W. 2012. European non-marine molluscs, a guide for species identification: Bestimmungsbuch für europäische Land- und Süsswassermollusken. Planet Poster Editions: Göttingen.
External links edit
- Aegopinella nitidula at Animalbase taxonomy,short description, distribution, biology,status (threats), images