Arianta

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Arianta
Snail on fence.jpg
Arianta arbustorum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Helicidae
Subfamily:
Genus: Arianta
Turton, 1831
Synonyms
  • Altarianta Schileyko, 2013
  • Arionta Martens, 1860
  • Helicigona (Arianta) W. Turton, 1831
  • Helix (Arionta) Martens, 1860 (unjustified emendation of Arianta)

Arianta is a medium-sized genus of European land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae.

Species of snails within this genus make and use calcareous love darts.

Species[]

Species within the genus Arianta include:

References[]

  • Groenenberg D.S.J., Subai P. & Gittenberger E. (2016). Systematics of Ariantinae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Helicidae), a new approach to an old problem. Contributions to Zoology. 85(1): 37-65

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