Delphinatia glacialis
Delphinatia glacialis shells (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Helicidae
Genus:
Delphinatia
Species:
D. glacialis
Binomial name
Delphinatia glacialis
(Férussac, 1832)
Synonyms

Chilostoma (Delphinatia) glaciale (A. Férussac, 1832)

Delphinatia glacialis is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing, land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the true snails.[1]

Anatomy

Delphinatia glacialis love dart.

These snails create and use love darts.

References

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  1. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Delphinatia glacialis (A. Férussac, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002183 on 2020-10-18
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017
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