Helicigona

<i>Helicigona</i>

Helicigona

Genus of gastropods

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]

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Anatomy

These snails create and use love darts during mating.

The love dart of Helicigona lapicida

Species

Species within the genus Helicigona include:[4]

  • † Helicigona atava Wenz, 1927
  • Helicigona banatica
  • † Helicigona chaignoni (Locard, 1883)
  • Helicigona cingulata
  • Helicigona cingulella
  • Helicigona cornea
  • Helicigona cyclolabis
  • Helicigona eichwaldi
  • Helicigona faustina
  • Helicigona foeteus
  • Helicigona furva
  • Helicigona glacialis
  • Helicigona hoffmanni
  • Helicigona insolita
  • Helicigona kleciachi
  • Helicigona lapicida (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Helicigona olympica
  • Helicigona phocea
  • † Helicigona planata H. Binder, 2002
  • Helicigona planospira
  • Helicigona pratensis
  • Helicigona presli
  • Helicigona quimpereana
  • Helicigona rumelica
  • Helicigona schmidtii
  • † Helicigona schwarzbachi Schlickum & Strauch, 1979
  • Helicigona serbica
  • Helicigona setigera
  • Helicigona setosa
  • Helicigona subzonata
  • Helicigona terceirana
  • Helicigona tiesenhauseni
  • Helicigona trizona
  • † Helicigona wenzi Soós, 1934

References

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    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. [2]
    "Helicigona".
  3. [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. [4]
    "Helicigona (Genus)". zipcodezoo.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29.


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