Oxyloma patentissima

Oxyloma patentissima
	Drawing of an apertural view of the shell of Oxyloma patentissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia; clade Euthyneura; clade Panpulmonata; clade Eupulmonata; clade Stylommatophora; clade Elasmognatha
Superfamily:	Succineoidea
Family:	Succineidae
Subfamily:	Succineinae
Genus:	Oxyloma
Species:	O. patentissima
Binomial name
	Oxyloma patentissima; (Pfeiffer, 1853)
Synonyms
	Succinea patentissima

Oxyloma patentissima is a species of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.[1]

Distribution

The distribution of Oxyloma patentissima includes:

Description

The width of the shell is 5.1-5.3 mm; the height of the shell is 8.9-10.4 mm.[1]

Ecology

Oxyloma patentissima lives only in very wet habitats. It is an amphibious species living around freshwater habitats such as streams and lakes, and also in mangroves. This species can also be ecologically considered as a freshwater snail.[1]

References

van Bruggen A. C. & Appleton C. C. (1977). "Studies on the ecology and systematics of the terrestrial molluscs of the lake Sibaya area of Zululand, South Africa". Zoologische Verhandelingen 154: 3-48. page 21-23. PDF.
"Oxyloma patentissima". GBIF, accessed 28 March 2011.
Brendonck L. et al. (2003). "The impact of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in a eutrophic subtropical impoundment (Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe). II. Species diversity". Arch. Hydrobiol. 158(3): 389-405. PDF Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine.
Oberholzer G. & Van Eeden J. A. (1967). "The freshwater molluscs of the Kruger National Park". Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science 10(1): 1-42. doi:10.4102/koedoe.v10i1.762, PDF. page 26, Fig. 20.

External links

Wright C. A. (1963). "The freshwater gastropod mollusca of Angola". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 10(8): 447-528. 16 plates. page 500.

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[van_Bruggen_1977-1] van Bruggen A. C. & Appleton C. C. (1977). "Studies on the ecology and systematics of the terrestrial molluscs of the lake Sibaya area of Zululand, South Africa". Zoologische Verhandelingen 154: 3-48. page 21-23. PDF.

[2] "Oxyloma patentissima". GBIF, accessed 28 March 2011.

[3] Brendonck L. et al. (2003). "The impact of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in a eutrophic subtropical impoundment (Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe). II. Species diversity". Arch. Hydrobiol. 158(3): 389-405. PDF Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine.

[4] Oberholzer G. & Van Eeden J. A. (1967). "The freshwater molluscs of the Kruger National Park". Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science 10(1): 1-42. doi:10.4102/koedoe.v10i1.762, PDF. page 26, Fig. 20.