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)
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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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