Biology:Humboldtiana nuevoleonis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Humboldtiana nuevoleonis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Xanthonychidae
Genus: Humboldtiana
Species:
H. nuevoleonis
Binomial name
Humboldtiana nuevoleonis
Pilsbry, 1927

Humboldtiana nuevoleonis is a species of American air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Humboldtianidae.

Anatomy

The scanning electron microscope image of the love dart of Humboldtiana nuevoleonis: lateral view (above), scale bar 500 μm (0.5 mm); and a cross section of the dart (below), scale bar 50 μm.

Snails in this species create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

References

  • Mentioned at [1]

Wikidata ☰ Q5940462 entry