Cernuella cisalpina (Rossmässler, 1837) is a animal in the Geomitridae family, order Stylommatophora, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cernuella cisalpina (Rossmässler, 1837)

Cernuella cisalpina (Rossmässler, 1837)

Cernuella cisalpina, the maritime gardensnail, is a small geomitrid land snail that uses love darts when mating.

Family
Genus
Cernuella
Order
Stylommatophora
Class
Gastropoda

About Cernuella cisalpina (Rossmässler, 1837)

Cernuella cisalpina, sometimes called the "maritime gardensnail", is a species of small air-breathing land snail. It is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk that belongs to the family Geomitridae. It is a small snail that has a white shell marked with brown stripes. As part of its mating behavior, this species produces and uses love darts.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Stylommatophora Geomitridae Cernuella

More from Geomitridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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