''Helicigona'' is a

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of medium-sized, air-breathing

land snail A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as ...

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pulmonate Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

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s in the subfamily Ariantinae of the

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Helicidae Helicidae is a large, diverse family of small to large, air-breathing land snails, sometimes called the "typical snails." A number of species in this family are valued as food items, including ''Cornu aspersum'' (formerly ''Helix aspersa'') the b ...

, the typical snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicigona A. Férussac, 1821. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871104 on 2021-02-01

Anatomy

These snails create and use

love dart A love dart (also known as a gypsobelum, shooting darts, or just as darts) is a sharp, calcareous or chitinous dart which some hermaphroditic land snails and slugs create. Love darts are both formed and stored internally in a dart sac. These ...

s during mating.

Species

Species within the genus ''Helicigona'' include: * † '' Helicigona atava'' Wenz, 1927 * ''

Helicigona banatica ''Helicigona'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariantinae of the family Helicidae, the typical snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicigona A. Férussac, ...

'' * † '' Helicigona chaignoni'' (Locard, 1883) * '' Helicigona cingulata'' * '' Helicigona cingulella'' * ''

Helicigona cornea ''Helicigona'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariantinae of the family Helicidae, the typical snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicigona A. Férussac, ...

'' * '' Helicigona cyclolabis'' * '' Helicigona eichwaldi'' * '' Helicigona faustina'' * '' Helicigona foeteus'' * '' Helicigona furva'' * ''

Helicigona glacialis ''Helicigona'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariantinae of the family Helicidae, the typical snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicigona A. Férussac, ...

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Helicigona hoffmanni ''Helicigona'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariantinae of the family Helicidae, the typical snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicigona A. Férussac, ...

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Helicigona insolita ''Helicigona'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariantinae of the family Helicidae, the typical snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicigona A. Férussac, ...

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Helicigona kleciachi ''Helicigona'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariantinae of the family Helicidae, the typical snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicigona A. Férussac, ...

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Helicigona lapicida ''Helicigona lapicida'' is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicigona lapicida (Linnaeus, 1758). A ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''

Helicigona olympica ''Helicigona'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariantinae of the family Helicidae, the typical snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicigona A. Férussac, ...

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Helicigona phocea ''Helicigona'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariantinae of the family Helicidae, the typical snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicigona A. Férussac, ...

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Helicigona planata ''Helicigona'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariantinae of the family Helicidae, the typical snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicigona A. Férussac, ...

'' H. Binder, 2002 * ''

Helicigona planospira ''Helicigona'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariantinae of the family Helicidae, the typical snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicigona A. Férussac, ...

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Helicigona pratensis ''Helicigona'' is a genus of medium-sized, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ariantinae of the family Helicidae, the typical snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicigona A. Férussac, ...

'' * '' Helicigona presli'' * '' Helicigona quimpereana'' * '' Helicigona rumelica'' * '' Helicigona schmidtii'' * † '' Helicigona schwarzbachi'' Schlickum & Strauch, 1979 * '' Helicigona serbica'' * '' Helicigona setigera'' * '' Helicigona setosa'' * '' Helicigona subzonata'' * '' Helicigona terceirana'' * '' Helicigona tiesenhauseni'' * '' Helicigona trizona'' * † '' Helicigona wenzi'' Soós, 1934

References

External links

Helicidae Gastropod genera {{Helicidae-stub