Eobania
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| Eobania vermiculata | |
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| Genus: | Eobania Hesse, 1913[1]
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Eobania is a genus of large, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails or typical snails.
Species[]
The genus Eobania includes the following species:
- Eobania vermiculata Müller, 1774 - type species
Anatomy[]
These snails create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.
Distribution[]
This genus of snail occurs in the Mediterranean area.[2]
References[]
- ^ Hesse P. (1913). "Zur Kenntnis der Molluskenfauna von Ostrumelien. II". Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 45(1): 1-16. Frankfurt am Main.
- ^ Eobania at AnimalBase. Last modified 02-09-2008 by F. Welter Schultes.
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