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Helicigona

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Helicigona
Helicigona lapicida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Helicidae
Subfamily: Ariantinae
Genus: Helicigona
Férussac, 1821[1]
Type species
Helix lapicida Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Chilotrema W. Turton, 1831
  • Helicigona (Helicigona) A. Férussac, 1821· accepted, alternate representation
  • Helix (Helicigona) Férussac, 1821
  • Latomus Fitzinger, 1833
  • Lenticula Held, 1838

Helicigona is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariantinae of the family Helicidae, the typical snails.[2][3]

Anatomy

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These snails create and use love darts during mating.

The love dart of Helicigona lapicida

Species

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Species within the genus Helicigona include:[4]

References

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  1. ^ Férussac A. E. J. P. J. F. d'Audebard de [1821-1822]. Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques classés en familles naturelles, dans lesquels on a établi la concordance de tous les systèmes; suivis d'un prodrome général pour tous les mollusques terrestres ou fluviatiles, vivants ou fossiles. pp. j-xlvij [= 1-47], [1], 1-110, [1]. Paris, Londres.
  2. ^ "Helicigona".
  3. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicigona A. Férussac, 1821. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871104 on 2021-02-01
  4. ^ "Helicigona (Genus)". zipcodezoo.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29.