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''Cernuella'' snails create and use [[love dart]]s as part of their mating behavior. |
''Cernuella'' snails create and use [[love dart]]s as part of their mating behavior. |
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==Species within the genus ''Cernuella''== |
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* ''[[Cernuella neglecta]]'' |
* ''[[Cernuella neglecta]]'' |
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* ''[[Cernuella virgata]]'' |
* ''[[Cernuella virgata]]'' |
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Cernuella is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae.
The genus is considered to occur primarily in the Mediterranean, and some species such as Cernuella virgata are significant invasive species, agricultural pests, in parts of Australia.[1]
This same species of the genus has been recovered from the Roman Empire occupation of Volubilis, an archaeological site in present day Morocco.[2]
Cernuella snails create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.
Species within the genus Cernuella
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References
- G. M. Barker (2004) Natural Enemies of Terrestrial Molluscs, CABI Publishing, 644 pages ISBN: 0851993192
- C. Michael Hogan (2007) Volubilis, The Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham [1]
