Humboldtiana nuevoleonis

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Humboldtiana nuevoleonis
Scientific classification
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clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Sigmurethra
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H. nuevoleonis
Binomial name
Humboldtiana nuevoleonis
Pilsbry, 1927

Humboldtiana nuevoleonis is a species of American air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Humboldtianidae.

Anatomy[]

The scanning electron microscope image of the love dart of Humboldtiana nuevoleonis: lateral view (above), scale bar 500 μm (0.5 mm); and a cross section of the dart (below), scale bar 50 μm.

Snails in this species create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

References[]

  • Mentioned at [1]


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