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Succinea
Succinea, common name the amber snails, is a large genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Succineidae.
The common name refers to the fact that live snails in this genus are translucent and similar to amber in appearance.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Common European Ambersnail
speciesSuccinea putris
Succinea lauta
speciesSuccinea lauta
Succinea arundinetorum
speciesSuccinea arundinetorum
Southern Ambersnail
speciesSuccinea australis
Succinea erythrophana
speciesSuccinea erythrophana
Succinea lyrata
speciesSuccinea lyrata
Squatty Ambersnail
speciesSuccinea unicolor
Spotted Ambersnail
speciesSuccinea concordialis
Succinea costaricana
speciesSuccinea costaricana
Succinea newcombiana
speciesSuccinea newcombiana
Succinea macgillivrayi
speciesSuccinea macgillivrayi
Succinea lumbalis
speciesSuccinea lumbalis
Florida Chalksnail
speciesSuccinea floridana
Succinea cepulla
speciesSuccinea cepulla
Succinea meridionalis
speciesSuccinea meridionalis
Girnar Succinea
speciesSuccinea girnarica
Mexico Ambersnail
speciesSuccinea luteola
Succinea thaanumi
speciesSuccinea thaanumi
Crinkled Ambersnail
speciesSuccinea campestris
Succinea gayana
speciesSuccinea gayana
Succinea bettii
speciesSuccinea bettii
Succinea archeyi
speciesSuccinea archeyi
Succinea caduca
speciesSuccinea caduca
Succinea konaensis
speciesSuccinea konaensis
Succinea clarionensis
speciesSuccinea clarionensis
Succinea indica
speciesSuccinea indica
Succinea bermudensis
speciesSuccinea bermudensis
Xeric Ambersnail
speciesSuccinea indiana
Succinea undulata
speciesSuccinea undulata
Succinea norfolkensis
speciesSuccinea norfolkensis
Succinea alpestris
speciesSuccinea alpestris
Succinea tenella
speciesSuccinea tenella
Little Carrot Succinea
speciesSuccinea daucina
Succinea striata
speciesSuccinea striata
Guatemalan Ambersnail
speciesSuccinea guatemalensis
Succinea interioris
speciesSuccinea interioris
Succinea panucoensis
speciesSuccinea panucoensis
Succinea chiloensis
speciesSuccinea chiloensis
Succinea pudorina
speciesSuccinea pudorina
Succinea magnaciana
speciesSuccinea magnaciana
Saltmarsh Ambersnail
speciesSuccinea paralia
Oregon Ambersnail
speciesSuccinea oregonensis
Rustic Ambersnail
speciesSuccinea rusticana
Succinea bakeri
speciesSuccinea bakeri
Succinea socorroensis
speciesSuccinea socorroensis
Succinea approximans
speciesSuccinea approximans
Succinea infundibuliformis
speciesSuccinea infundibuliformis
Panama Amber Snail
speciesSuccinea panamensis
Succinea raoi
speciesSuccinea raoi
Santa Rita Ambersnail
speciesSuccinea grosvenorii
Succinea solidula
speciesSuccinea solidula
Succinea philippinica
speciesSuccinea philippinica
Succinea quadrasi
speciesSuccinea quadrasi
Succinea apicalis
speciesSuccinea apicalis
Lone Star Ambersnail
speciesSuccinea solastra
Succinea tenerrima
speciesSuccinea tenerrima
Succinea vaginacontorta
speciesSuccinea vaginacontorta
Succinea venusta
speciesSuccinea venusta
Succinea vesicalis
speciesSuccinea vesicalis
Succinea waianaensis
speciesSuccinea waianaensis
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 92304.