Marmorana serpentina is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Helicidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Marmorana serpentina (A. Férussac, 1821). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1049685 on 2021-06-24
Subspecies Marmorana serpentina carae (Cantraine, 1840) Marmorana serpentina circeja (Kobelt, 1903) Marmorana serpentina hospitans (Rossmässler, 1836) Marmorana serpentina isarae (Paulucci, 1882) Marmorana serpentina isilensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1848) Marmorana serpentina jaspidaea (Moquin-Tandon, 1855) Marmorana serpentina serpentina (A. Férussac, 1821)
Distribution This species of snail occurs in the area of Alghero, in western Sardinia; also in Corsica.
Anatomy This snail creates and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.
References
Benoit, C. L. (1857-1862). Illustrazione sistematica critica iconografica de'testacei estramarini della Sicilia ulteriore e delle isole circostanti. I-XVI, 1-248, Tav. I-IX, XI-XII [Part 1 pp. I-XVI, 1-52 (1857 [sic]); Part 2 pp. 53–116 (1857); Part 3 pp. 117–180 (1859); Part 4 pp. 181–248 (1862)]. Napoli. (Nobile). Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017
External links
Marmorana serpentina at AnimalBase Images of live animal and shells Crosse H. & Debeaux O. (1869). Description de deux Hélices nouvelles de Corse. Journal de Conchyliologie. 17(1): 51-55