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Cepaea
''Cepaea'' is a genus of medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial molluscs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae. The shells of species within this genus are often brightly colored and patterned with stripes. The two species from this genus, the common and widespread ''C. nemoralis'' and ''C. hortensis'', have been model species for early studies of genetics and natural selection. They occur in Europe, although introduced populations occur elsewhere in the world. Like many Helicidae, this genus of snails create and use love darts. Species For a long time, four species were classified in the genus ''Cepaea''. However, Molecular phylogenetics, molecular phylogenetic studies suggested that the latter two should be placed in the unrelated genera ''Macularia'' and ''Caucasotachea'': * ''White-lipped snail, Cepaea hortensis'' (O. F. Müller, 1774) – white-lipped snail or garden banded snail * ''Grove snail, Cepaea nemoralis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grove Snail
The grove snail, brown-lipped snail or Lemon snail (''Cepaea nemoralis'') is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cepaea nemoralis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=235792 on 2020-07-31 It is one of the most common species of land snail in Europe, and has been introduced to North America. ;Subspecies: * ''Cepaea nemoralis etrusca'' (Rossmässler, 1835) * ''Cepaea nemoralis nemoralis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) ''Cepaea nemoralis'' is the type species of the genus ''Cepaea''. It is used as a model organism in citizen science projects. Description ''Cepaea nemoralis'' is among the largest and, because of its polymorphism and bright colours, one of the best-known snails in Western Europe. The colour of the shell of ''Cepaea nemoralis'' is very variable; it can be reddish, brownish, yellow or whitish, with or with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
