Helminthoglypta nickliniana
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Helminthoglypta nickliniana, common name Nicklin's shoulderband snail[1] or Coast Range shoulderband snail[2] is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helminthoglyptidae.[3]
This snail is endemic to California, where it is found in Northern California and Central California.[2]
Behavior
This species creates and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.
Subspecies
Helminthoglypta nickliniana includes five subspecies:[3]
- Helminthoglypta nickliniana anachoreta (W. G. Binney, 1858)
- Helminthoglypta nickliniana awania (Bartsch, 1919)
- Helminthoglypta nickliniana bridgesii (Newcomb, 1861)
- Helminthoglypta nickliniana nickliniana (I. Lea, 1838)
- Helminthoglypta nickliniana ramentosa (A. Gould, 1856)
References
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