Delphinatia glacialis

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]

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)

Anatomy
Delphinatia glacialis love dart.

These snails create and use love darts.

References
  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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