Cernuella | |
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Cernuella virgata aestivating on a fence in Provence. | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Geomitridae |
Subfamily: | Helicellinae |
Tribe: | Cernuellini |
Genus: |
Cernuella Schlüter, 1838 [1] |
Type species | |
Cochlea virgata Da Costa, 1778 | |
Synonyms | |
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Cernuella is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae, [2] the hairy snails and their allies. [3]
The native range of the genus is primarily Mediterranean.
Some species such as Cernuella virgata have become significant invasive species, agricultural pests, in parts of Australia. [4]
This same species of the genus has been recovered in archaeological excavations from the Roman Empire occupation of Volubilis, an ancient habitation site in present-day Morocco. [5]
Cernuella snails create and use love darts as part of their courtship and mating behavior.
Species within the genus Cernuella include:
Cernuella | |
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Cernuella virgata aestivating on a fence in Provence. | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Geomitridae |
Subfamily: | Helicellinae |
Tribe: | Cernuellini |
Genus: |
Cernuella Schlüter, 1838 [1] |
Type species | |
Cochlea virgata Da Costa, 1778 | |
Synonyms | |
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Cernuella is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae, [2] the hairy snails and their allies. [3]
The native range of the genus is primarily Mediterranean.
Some species such as Cernuella virgata have become significant invasive species, agricultural pests, in parts of Australia. [4]
This same species of the genus has been recovered in archaeological excavations from the Roman Empire occupation of Volubilis, an ancient habitation site in present-day Morocco. [5]
Cernuella snails create and use love darts as part of their courtship and mating behavior.
Species within the genus Cernuella include: