Helicigona lapicida
| Helicigona lapicida | |
|---|---|
| |
| A live individual of Helicigona lapicida from northwestern France | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Helicidae |
| Genus: | Helicigona |
| Species: | H. lapicida
|
| Binomial name | |
| Helicigona lapicida (Linnaeus, 1758)
| |
| Synonyms | |
|
Helix lapicida Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination) | |
Helicigona lapicida is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.[1]
- Subspecies
- Helicigona lapicida andorrica (Bourguignat, 1876)
- Helicigona lapicida lapicida (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anatomy[edit]
This species of snail makes and uses love darts during mating.
Distribution[edit]
This species is native to Europe, especially Central Europe.
Shell description[edit]
The shell of this species is approximately 20 mm in maximum dimension. The periphery of the shell is sharply keeled. There is a wide umbilicus. The peristome around the aperture is white and strongly reflected and lipped. The shell color is grey-brown with some red brown patches.
References[edit]
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helicigona lapicida (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1003372 on 2021-02-01
- Janus, Horst, 1965. The young specialist looks at land and freshwater molluscs, Burke, London
- Kerney, M.P., Cameron, R.A.D. & Jungbluth, J-H. (1983). Die Landschnecken Nord- und Mitteleuropas. Ein Bestimmungsbuch für Biologen und Naturfreunde, 384 pp., 24 plates. [Summer or later]. Hamburg / Berlin (Paul Parey).
- Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017
- Sysoev, A. V. & Schileyko, A. A. (2009). Land snails and slugs of Russia and adjacent countries. Sofia/Moskva (Pensoft). 312 pp., 142 plates.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Helicigona lapicida.
- innaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.
- Helicigona lapicida at Animalbase taxonomy,short description, distribution, biology,status (threats), images
- Helicigona lapicida images at Encyclopedia of Life
- Fauna Europaea Search Distribution
 | This Helicidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |