Helicigona Explained
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.[1] [2]
Anatomy
These snails create and use love darts during mating.
Species
Species within the genus Helicigona include:[3]
- † 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Helicigona .
- 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
- Web site: Helicigona (Genus) . zipcodezoo.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120329012342/http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Helicigona_Genus.asp . 2012-03-29.