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Delphinatia glacialis

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Delphinatia glacialis
Delphinatia glacialis shells (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
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

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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
  • Image at [1]
  • Taxonomy at [2]