Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Succinella oblonga
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Small amber snail
Collection ID:
Z555.1.168
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 3 specimens. Terrestrial mollusc. Conical spire shaped shell with approx. 3-4 whorls. Small, semi-translucent and greyish brown in colour (amber coloured when alive). Visible vertical striae. This species of land snail can be found in damp well vegetated areas such as riverbanks and pond sides.
Field collection
| Collector | Robert Rendall |
References
| Reference literature | Rendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.184) |
