Helicigona

Helicigona is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Ariantinae of the family Helicidae, the typical snails.

Anatomy

These snails create and use love darts during mating.

Species

Species within the genus Helicigona include:

• Helicigona kaeufeli <small>Knipper, 1939</small> (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
• Helicigona korabensis <small>Subai, 1997</small> (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
• Helicigona lapicida <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>

• † Helicigona atava <small>Wenz, 1927</small>
• † Helicigona chaignoni <small>(Locard, 1883)</small>
• † Helicigona planata <small>H. Binder, 2002</small>
• † Helicigona schwarzbachi <small>Schlickum & Strauch, 1979</small>
• † Helicigona wenzi <small>Soós, 1934</small>

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