Marmorana serpentina
| Marmorana serpentina | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Family: | Helicidae |
| Genus: | Marmorana |
| Species: | M. serpentina |
| Binomial name | |
| Marmorana serpentina (Férussac, 1821) | |
Marmorana serpentina is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae.
Distribution
This species of snail is endemic to the area of Alghero, in western Sardinia.
Love dart of Marmorana serpentina
Anatomy
This snail creates and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.
References
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.