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Succinea approximans
Succinea approximans is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.
From the article Succinea approximans on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
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. In Grenada, the height of the shell of this species is 10 mm.
Range & habitat
The type locality is in Puerto Rico. 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". Other reports of Succinea approximans include:
Grenada - occurs widely "Lesser Antilles", but not in Dominica Saint Lucia Robinson et al. (2009) commented that it has not been reported from any intermediate islands. They considered reports of this species by Thomas B. Bland (1869) and George French Angas (1884) to be dubious.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
The habitat of Succinea approximans ranges from relatively dry places to wet areas. In Grenada, Succinea approximans lives among leaf litter.
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1156491.