Eucobresia glacialis
Description of the model:
The model was made in co-operation with Ulrich Schneppart, who gave the original slug of his collection on loan in order to cast the shell and study the animal.
modelmaker: Susanne Klein
The model is made of high quality epoxy resin and coloured using non-fade paint and varnish.
Dimensions
length of the foot: 12 mm
Price
84,00 €
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Profile Eucobresia glacialis
Habitat
It lives in moderately damp locations between rocks and herbaceous stands, on alpine meadows, grassy strips in the rock and scree slopes with vegetation almost exclusively above the tree line. In Switzerland, it has been found in the canton of Valais up to 2900 metres above sea level. In Austria it occurs between about 1000 and 3100 metres above sea level. In Switzerland it was found in the altitude belt between 2000 and 3000 metres. 1)
Sources
The species only occurs in the high alpine regions of the Alps in France, Switzerland, Austria and southern Germany (Allgäu and Berchtesgaden Alps). According to Alba et al. (2004), it is also said to occur in the Catalan Pyrenees. 2)
Further Informations
The glass snail (Eucobresia glacialis) is a ‘semi-naked snail’ from the family of glass snails (Vitrinidae) and belongs to the land snails (Stylommatophora). In glacier glass snails, the shell is already so reduced and embedded in the mantle that they can no longer withdraw into it.
The species is extremely rare and is on the Red List in Germany.
Reference for the text:
1) Lothar Forcart: Monographie der schweizerischen Vitrinidae (Moll. Pulm.). Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 51: 629-678, 1944 Online bei Biodiversity Heritage Library, S. 654-657 als Insulivitrina glacialis.
2) David M. Alba, Antoni Tarruella Ruestes, Jordi Corbella Alonso, Manuel Vilella Tejedo, Glòria Guillén Mestre, Lluís Prats Pi, Josep Quintana Cardona: Addenda a la llista dels mol·luscos. Spira, 1(4): 1-10, 2004 PDF, continentals de Catalunya