Xerarionta Kellettii

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Xerarionta kelletii, common name the Catalina cactus snail, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helminthoglyptidae. Snails in this species create and use love darts during mating. The scanning electron microscope images on the left show (above) the lateral view of the love dart, scale bar 500 ¿m (0.5 mm); and (below) a cross section of the dart, scale bar 50 ¿m. A common name (also known as a vernacular name, colloquial name, trivial name, trivial epithet, country name, or farmer's name) is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with a scientific name. A common name is not necessarily a commonly used name, nor is it necessarily considered less correct than a scientific name (as "common" might imply).