Eobania
Genus of gastropods
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Eobania is a genus of large, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails or typical snails.
| Eobania | |
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| Eobania vermiculata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Helicidae |
| Subfamily: | Helicinae |
| Tribe: | Helicini |
| Genus: | Eobania Hesse, 1913[1] |
Species
The genus Eobania includes the following species:
- Eobania constantina (E. Forbes, 1838)
- Eobania vermiculata Müller, 1774 - type species
Anatomy
These snails create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.
Distribution
This genus of snail occurs in the Mediterranean area.[2]
