Succinea forsheyi
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Succinea forsheyi, common name
Spotted Ambersnail, is a species
of small, air-breathing, land snail
, a terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family
Succineidae
, the amber snails.
Succinea concordialis was originally discovered and described by Augustus Addison Gould
in Latin language in 1848.
Gould's original text (the type description) reads as follows:
Links for Succinea concordialis:
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
Spotted Ambersnail, is a species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of small, air-breathing, land snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
, a terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family
Family (biology)
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Succineidae
Succineidae
Succineidae are a family of small to medium-sized, air-breathing, land snails , terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. They are commonly called amber snails because their thin fragile shells are translucent and amber-colored...
, the amber snails.
Original description of Succinea concordialis
Succinea concordialis is partially synonymous to Succinea forsheyi according to Hubrich (1985).Succinea concordialis was originally discovered and described by Augustus Addison Gould
Augustus Addison Gould
Augustus Addison Gould was an American conchologist and malacologist.-Biography:...
in Latin language in 1848.
Gould's original text (the type description) reads as follows:
Distribution
This species occurs in the USA, in these States: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.Further reading
- John K. Tucker. 1977. Succinea witteri Shimek (Gastropoda: Succineidae) in Illinois (Natural history miscellanea). Chicago Academy of Sciences, 7 pages.
- Stevens et al. Oxyloma Taxonomy Draft Final Report. - image of reproductive system of Succinea concordialis at page 18.
External links
- Hubricht. pages 135-136.
Links for Succinea concordialis:
- http://www.gbif.net/species/16181652 - there is under uncorfirmed names as "Succinea concordialis Gould 1851"
- Binney A. & Gould A. A.Augustus Addison GouldAugustus Addison Gould was an American conchologist and malacologist.-Biography:...
(ed.) 1851. The terrestrial air-breathing mollusks of the United States, and the adjacent territories of North America Volume II. Boston. Pages 82-83. - Binney A. & Gould A. A.Augustus Addison GouldAugustus Addison Gould was an American conchologist and malacologist.-Biography:...
(ed.) 1857. The terrestrial air-breathing mollusks of the United States, and the adjacent territories of North America Volume III. Plates. Boston. plate LXVII a figure 2.