Marmorana serpentina explained

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

Subspecies:

• Marmorana serpentina carae (Cantraine, 1840)
• Marmorana serpentina circeja (Kobelt, 1903)
• Marmorana serpentina hospitans (Rossmässler, 1836)
• Marmorana serpentina isarae (Paulucci, 1882)
• Marmorana serpentina isilensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1848)
• Marmorana serpentina jaspidaea (Moquin-Tandon, 1855)
• Marmorana serpentina serpentina (A. Férussac, 1821)

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

External links

• Marmorana serpentina at AnimalBase
• Images of live animal and shells
• Crosse H. & Debeaux O. (1869). Description de deux Hélices nouvelles de Corse. Journal de Conchyliologie. 17(1): 51-55

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Marmorana serpentina (A. Férussac, 1821). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1049685 on 2021-06-24