Humboldtiana nuevoleonis
| Humboldtiana nuevoleonis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Humboldtianidae |
| Genus: | Humboldtiana |
| Species: | H. nuevoleonis |
| Binomial name | |
| Humboldtiana nuevoleonis Pilsbry, 1927 | |
Humboldtiana nuevoleonis is a species of American air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Humboldtianidae.
Anatomy
The scanning electron microscope image of the love dart of Humboldtiana nuevoleonis: lateral view (above), scale bar 500 μm (0.5 mm); and a cross section of the dart (below), scale bar 50 μm.
Snails in this species create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.
References
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