Euhadra peliomphala | |
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Euhadra peliomphala from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Camaenidae |
Genus: | Euhadra |
Species: | E. peliomphala
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Binomial name | |
Euhadra peliomphala (Pfeiffer, 1850)
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Euhadra peliomphala is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bradybaenidae.
This species is endemic to Japan. The species exhibits exceptional geographical variation in its mitochondrial DNA.[1]
Euhadra peliomphala has 4 subspecies:
As Euhadra peliomphala matures sexually, it develops a "head-wart" between the optic tentacles. The development of the "head-wart" parallels the development of the snail's reproductive system. The "head-wart" releases the steroid hormone, testosterone, throughout the body before mating.[2]