Helminthoglypta tudiculata explained

Helminthoglypta tudiculata, common names the southern California shoulderband or southern shoulderband, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helminthoglyptidae.

This snail is endemic to the United States.

Anatomy

This species creates and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.

References

• Taxonomy at: https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=77780
• Image of a mating pair at: http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/Molluscs/Helminthoglypta.htm
• Image of a live individual at: http://picasaweb.google.com/pliffgrieff/LandSnails#5079846227667650754