Marmorana scabriuscula

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

Marmorana scabriuscula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Helicidae
Genus:
Marmorana
Species:
M. scabriuscula
Binomial name
Marmorana scabriuscula
(Deshayes, 1830)

Distribution

This species is endemic to northwest Sicily.

Love dart of Marmorana scabriuscula

Anatomy

Species within this genus create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

References


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