Helicigona

Helicigona
Helicigona lapicida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Helicidae
Genus: Helicigona
Férussac, 1821

Helicigona is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.[1]

Anatomy

The love dart of Helicigona lapicida

These snails create and use love darts during mating.

Species

Species within the genus Helicigona include:[2]

  • Helicigona banatica
  • 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
  • Helicigona olympica
  • Helicigona phocea
  • Helicigona planospira
  • Helicigona pratensis
  • Helicigona presli
  • Helicigona quimpereana
  • Helicigona rumelica
  • Helicigona schmidtii
  • Helicigona serbica
  • Helicigona setigera
  • Helicigona setosa
  • Helicigona terceirana
  • Helicigona tiesenhauseni
  • Helicigona trizona

References


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