Eobania
| Eobania | |
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| Eobania vermiculata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Helicidae |
| Subfamily: | Helicinae |
| Tribe: | Helicini |
| Genus: | Hesse, 1913[1] |
Eobania is a genus of large, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails or typical snails.
Species
The genus Eobania includes the following species:
- Eobania constantina (E. Forbes, 1838)
- Eobania vermiculata Müller, 1774 - type species
Anatomy
These snails create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.
Distribution
This genus of snail occurs in the Mediterranean area.[2]
References
- ^ Hesse P. (1913). "Zur Kenntnis der Molluskenfauna von Ostrumelien. II". Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 45(1): 1-16. Frankfurt am Main.
- ^ Eobania at AnimalBase. Last modified 02-09-2008 by F. Welter Schultes.