Species of gastropod
Pseudotrichia rubiginosa species of air-breathing land snail , a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae , the hairy snails and their allies.
Life cycle
This species of snail makes and uses love darts during mating.
The size of the egg is 1.6 mm.[ 3]
Distribution
The snail occurs in many areas throughout Europe:
References
^ von Proschwitz, T. (2011). "Pseudotrichia rubiginosa " . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011 . IUCN : e.T157119A5039685. doi :10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T157119A5039685.en ^ (in German) Rossmässler E. A. 1838-1844. Iconographie der Land- und Süßwassermollusken, mit vorzüglicher Berücksichtigung der europäischen noch nicht abgebildeten Arten . (1) 2. pp. (4+44 pp.), (4+46 pp.), (4+15 pp.), (4+37 pp.), Taf. 31-60. Dresden, Leipzig. (Arnold).^ Heller J.: Life History Strategies . in Barker G. M. (ed.): The biology of terrestrial molluscs ISBN 0-85199-318-4 . 1-146, cited page: 428.
^ Rare snail habitat is protected ^ Rare French worm's London debut ^ Balashov I. & Gural-Sverlova N. 2012. An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine. Journal of Conchology . 41 (1): 91-109.
