Marmorana
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Marmorana is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of air-breathing land snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae
Helicidae
The Helicidae, sometimes known as the typical snails, are a taxonomic family of small to large, air-breathing, land snails. In other words, they are terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks....
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Anatomy
Species within this genus create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.Species
Species within the genus Marmorana include:- Marmorana fuscolabiata
- Marmorana globularis
- Marmorana melitensis
- Marmorana muralis
- Marmorana nebrodensis
- Marmorana platychelaMarmorana platychelaMarmorana platychela is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae.-Distribution:This species lives in north-western Sicilia . It is confined to limestone rock faces.-Description:...
- Marmorana saxetana
- Marmorana scabriusculaMarmorana scabriusculaMarmorana scabriuscula is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae.-Distribution:This species is endemic to northwest Sicily.-Anatomy:...
- Marmorana serpentinaMarmorana serpentinaMarmorana serpentina is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae.-Distribution:This species of snail is endemic to the area of Alghero, in western Sardinia.- External links :* *...
- type speciesType speciesIn biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species... - Marmorana signata