Succinea flexilis
| Succinea flexilis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Succineidae |
| Genus: | Succinea |
| Species: | S. flexilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Succinea flexilis Quick, 1957
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Succinea flexilis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Succineidae, commonly known as the amber snails.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Gough Island, which is a part of Tristan da Cunha. It is found in elevations of up to 685 metres (2,250 ft).[1]
Description
The shell has an average length of around 7 to 9 mm, and a breadth of around 3.5 to 4.5 mm.[1]
Habitat
This species mostly occurs in tussock grass and on the ground in many different places on the island.[1]
References
- ^ a b c H E Quick (1 August 1957). "SUCCINEA FLEXILIS sp. nov. FROM GOUGH ISLAND" (PDF). Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 32 (5): 203–206. doi:10.1093/OXFORDJOURNALS.MOLLUS.A064778. ISSN 0025-1194. Wikidata Q90815731.