Marmorana serpentina is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helicidae.
Subspecies:
- Marmorana serpentina carae <small>(Cantraine, 1840)</small>
- Marmorana serpentina circeja <small>(Kobelt, 1903)</small>
- Marmorana serpentina hospitans <small>(Rossmässler, 1836)</small>
- Marmorana serpentina isarae <small>(Paulucci, 1882)</small>
- Marmorana serpentina isilensis <small>(L. Pfeiffer, 1848)</small>
- Marmorana serpentina jaspidaea (<small>Moquin-Tandon, 1855)</small>
- Marmorana serpentina serpentina <small>(A. Férussac, 1821)</small>
Distribution
This species of snail occurs in the area of Alghero, in western Sardinia; also in Corsica.
Anatomy
This snail creates and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.
References
- Benoit, C. L. (1857-1862). Illustrazione sistematica critica iconografica de'testacei estramarini della Sicilia ulteriore e delle isole circostanti. I-XVI, 1-248, Tav. I-IX, XI-XII [Part 1 pp. I-XVI, 1-52 (1857 [sic]); Part 2 pp. 53âÂÂ116 (1857); Part 3 pp. 117âÂÂ180 (1859); Part 4 pp. 181âÂÂ248 (1862)]. Napoli. (Nobile).
- Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017
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