- Source: Novisuccinea ovalis
Novisuccinea ovalis, commonly called the oval ambersnail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Succineidae, the ambersnails.
Distribution and habitat
This species occurs in eastern and central North America, throughout the United States (from Maine to the Midwest) and Canada (Maritime Provinces to Saskatchewan) along river systems. It is considered extirpated from Mississippi.
Parasites
Parasites of Novisuccinea ovalis include:
Leucochloridium variae
References
External links
Hoagland K. E. & Davis G. M. (1987). "The succineid snail fauna of Chittenango Falls, New York: taxonomic status with comparisons to other relevant taxa". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 139: 465-526.
Pilsbry H. A. (1908). "Notes on Succinea ovalis Say and Succinea obliqua Say". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 60: 45-51 + pl. 7.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Novisuccinea ovalis
- Novisuccinea
- Chittenango ovate amber snail
- Leucochloridium variae
- Succinea
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