Novisuccinea ovalis

Novisuccinea ovalis, commonly called the oval ambersnail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Succineidae, the ambersnails.

Novisuccinea ovalis
Drawing of Novisuccinea ovalis
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Succineidae
Genus:	Novisuccinea
Species:	N. ovalis
Binomial name
Novisuccinea ovalis (Say, 1817)
Synonyms
Succinea ovalis Succinea obliqua

Distribution and habitat

This species occurs in eastern and central North America, throughout the United States (from Maine to the Midwest) and Canada (Maritime Provinces to Saskatchewan) along river systems. It is considered extirpated from Mississippi.

Parasites

Parasites of Novisuccinea ovalis include:

• Leucochloridium variae^[2]

Drawing of the shell of Novisuccinea ovalis