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Marmorana serpentina

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.&nbsp;I-XVI, 1-52 (1857 [sic]); Part 2 pp.&nbsp;53–116 (1857); Part 3 pp.&nbsp;117–180 (1859); Part 4 pp.&nbsp;181–248 (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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