Zenobiellina Explained

Zenobiellina is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Hygromiinae of the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.^[1]

Species in this genus of snail create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

Species

Species within the genus Zenobiellina include:

• Zenobiellina graminicola Holyoak, D. T. & Holyoak, G. A., 2018
• Zenobiellina subrufescens (J. S. Miller, 1822)

References

• Holyoak, D. T. & Holyoak, G. A. (2018). A new genus Zenobiellina for Helix subrufescens Miller, 1822 (Hygromiidae), with description of a new congeneric species from northern Spain. Iberus. 36 (2): 133–147.

External links

• Gude, G. K. & Woodward, B. B. (1921). On Helicella, Férussac. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 14 (5/6): 174-190. London

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Zenobiellina Holyoak, D. T. & Holyoak, G. A., 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1377652 on 2021-02-15