Aegopinella ressmanni explained
Aegopinella ressmanni is a small species of land snail in the terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk family Gastrodontidae, the glass snails.
Description
It is characterized by having a larger shell than other Aegopinella species: its diameter attains 15 mm, its height 8 mm.[1]
(Original description in Latin) The shell is more convex, with the body whorl swelling towards the front near the large aperture. The columellar margin is sufficiently arched. [2]
Distribution
The species is distributed in Austria, Czechia, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Slovenia.[3]
References
- Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16th, 2017
- Kerney, M. P., Cameron, R. A. D. & Jungbluth, J.-H. (1983). Die Landschnecken Nord- und Mitteleuropas. Ein Bestimmungsbuch für Biologen und Naturfreunde. Verlag Paul Parey. 384 pp., 24 plates.
Notes and References
- Web site: AnimalBase :: Aegopinella ressmanni species homepage . www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de . 2 June 2022.
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27005731 Westerlund, C. A. (1883). "Malakologische Miscellen". Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 10: 51-72. Frankfurt am Main
- Horsák, M. & J. Myšák. (2008). The first records of Aegopinella ressmanni (Westerlund, 1883) in the Czech Republic extends its distribution range northwards. Malacologica Bohemoslovaca 7: 47–50. Online serial at 4 June 2008.