Biology:Arianta

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Short description: Genus of gastropods

Arianta
Snail on fence.jpg
Arianta arbustorum
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Helicidae
Subfamily: Ariantinae
Genus: Arianta
Turton, 1831
Synonyms
  • Altarianta Schileyko, 2013
  • Arionta Martens, 1860
  • Helicigona (Arianta) W. Turton, 1831
  • Helix (Arionta) Martens, 1860 (unjustified emendation of Arianta)

Arianta is a medium-sized genus of European land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae.

Species of snails within this genus make and use calcareous love darts.

Species

Species within the genus Arianta include:

  • Arianta aethyops (Bielz, 1851)
  • Arianta arbustorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Arianta chamaeleon (Pfeiffer, 1868)
  • Arianta frangepanii (Kormos, 1906)
  • Arianta hessei (M. Kimakowicz, 1883)
  • Arianta picea (Rossmässler, 1837)
  • Arianta schmidtii (Rossmässler, 1836)
  • Arianta stenzii (Rossmässler, 1835)
  • Arianta xatartii (Farines, 1834)

References

  • Groenenberg D.S.J., Subai P. & Gittenberger E. (2016). Systematics of Ariantinae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Helicidae), a new approach to an old problem. Contributions to Zoology. 85(1): 37-65

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3204635 entry