Marmorana serpentina

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Marmorana serpentina
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M. serpentina
Binomial name
Marmorana serpentina
(Férussac, 1821)
Synonyms
  • Helix cenestinensisCrosse & Debeaux, 1869
  • Helix serpentinaA. Férussac, 1821 (original combination)
  • Helix serpentina var. panormitanaBenoit, 1857 (junior synonym)
  • Marmorana (Marmorana) serpentina(A. Férussac, 1821)· accepted, alternate representation

Marmorana serpentina is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae. [1]

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Subspecies

Distribution

This species of snail occurs in the area of Alghero, in western Sardinia; also in Corsica.

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Love dart of Marmorana serpentina

Anatomy

This snail creates and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Marmorana serpentina (A. Férussac, 1821). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1049685 on 2021-06-24