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Helicigona lapicida

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Helicigona lapicida
A live individual of Helicigona lapicida from northwestern France
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
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

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Love dart of Helicigona lapicida

This species of snail makes and uses love darts during mating.

Distribution

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This species is native to Europe, especially Central Europe.

Shell description

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Five views of a shell of Helicigona lapicida lapicida
Five views of a shell of Helicigona lapicida andorrica

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

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  1. ^ 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.
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