Succinea approximans
Species of gastropod
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Succinea approximans is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.
| Succinea approximans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Succineidae |
| Genus: | Succinea |
| Species: | S. approximans |
| Binomial name | |
| Succinea approximans Shuttleworth, 1854[1] | |
Distribution
The type locality is in Puerto Rico.[1] Robert James Shuttleworth, the authority of this species mentioned six localities in his original description: "prope San Juan, Fajardo, Ceiba, Humacao, Luquillo et ad Rio Blanco".[1]
Other reports of Succinea approximans include:
- Grenada - occurs widely[2]
- "Lesser Antilles",[2] but not in Dominica[3]
- Saint Lucia[4]
Robinson et al. (2009) commented that it has not been reported from any intermediate islands.[3] They considered reports of this species by Thomas B. Bland (1869)[5] and George French Angas (1884)[6] to be dubious.[3]
Description
The dimensions of the shell of the type specimen are as follows: the height of the shell is 12 mm; the width of the shell is 7 mm; the height of the aperture is 9 mm.[1]
In Grenada, the height of the shell of this species is 10 mm.[2]
Ecology
The habitat of Succinea approximans ranges from relatively dry places to wet areas.[2] In Grenada, Succinea approximans lives among leaf litter.[2]