Succinea sanctaehelenae

Succinea sanctaehelenae
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: Succinea
Species: S. sanctaehelenae
Binomial name
Succinea sanctaehelenae
Lesson, 1830

Succinea sanctaehelenae is a species of land snail in the family Succineidae, the amber snails. It is known commonly as the blushing snail.[2] It is endemic to the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.

References

  1. ↑ Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Succinea sanctaehelenae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 07 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Pryce, D. Dry Gut (southern ridge) Invertebrate Survey. May, 2013.


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