Marmorana

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Marmorana
Shell of Marmorana muralis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Infraorder: Helicoidei
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Helicidae
Genus: Marmorana
W. Hartmann, 1844[1]
Type species
Helix serpentina A. Férussac, 1821
Synonyms[2]
  • Helix (Marmorana) W. Hartmann, 1844
  • Marmorana (Ambigua) Westerlund, 1903· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marmorana (Marmorana) W. Hartmann, 1844· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marmorana (Murella) L. Pfeiffer, 1877· accepted, alternate representation
  • Murella L. Pfeiffer, 1877
  • Murella (Opica) Kobelt, 1904
  • Opica Kobelt, 1904

Marmorana is a

mollusks in the subfamily Murellinae of the family Helicidae.[2]

Anatomy

Species within this genus create and use

love darts
as part of their mating behavior.

Taxonomy

Marmorana is

paraphyletic.[3]

Species

Species within the genus Marmorana include:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Hartmann, J. D. W. 1840: Erd- und Süsswasser-Gasteropoden. pp. i-xx [= 1-20], 1-227, Tab. I-XII [= 1-12], I-XII [sic, = 13-24], 25-84. St. Gallen. (Scheitlin & Zollikofer).
  2. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Marmorana W. Hartmann, 1844. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996444 on 2021-06-24
  3. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.11.024
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  4. ^ Taxonomy and species list
  5. ^ Species in genus Marmorana. AnimalBase, accessed 7 April 2009.
  • Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017.


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