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| image_caption = A group of [[gastropod shell|shells]] of ''[[Polymita picta]]'' |
| image_caption = A group of [[gastropod shell|shells]] of ''[[Polymita picta]]'' |
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| taxon = Polymita |
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| authority = [[Henrik Henriksen Beck|Beck]], 1837<ref>[[Henrik Henriksen Beck|Beck H. H.]] (1837). ''Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred.'' (1): 44.</ref> |
| authority = [[Henrik Henriksen Beck|Beck]], 1837<ref>[[Henrik Henriksen Beck|Beck H. H.]] (1837). ''Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred.'' (1): 44.</ref> |
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'''''Polymita''''' is a [[genus]] of large, air-breathing [[land snail]]s, [[terrestrial molluscs|terrestrial]] [[pulmonate]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]]s in the family [[Helminthoglyptidae]].<ref name="zipcodezoo">{{cite web |url=http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Polymita_Genus.asp |title= |
'''''Polymita''''' is a [[genus]] of large, air-breathing [[land snail]]s, [[terrestrial molluscs|terrestrial]] [[pulmonate]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]]s in the family [[Helminthoglyptidae]].<ref name="zipcodezoo">{{cite web |url=http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Polymita_Genus.asp |title=Polymita (Genus) |accessdate=2011-05-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902193124/http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Polymita_Genus.asp |archivedate=2 September 2012}}</ref> |
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These snails are [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[List of non-marine molluscs of Cuba|Cuba]]. |
These snails are [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[List of non-marine molluscs of Cuba|Cuba]]. |
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| A group of shells of Polymita picta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Helminthoglyptidae |
| Genus: | Polymita Beck, 1837[1] |
Polymita is a genus of large, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helminthoglyptidae.[2]
These snails are endemic to Cuba.
Anatomy
[edit]Polymita creates and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.
Species
[edit]Species within the genus Polymita include:
- Polymita brocheri (Gutiérrez in Pfeiffer, 1864)[3]
- Polymita muscarum (Atsitab, 1437)[3]
- Polymita picta (Rodríguez, 1780)[3] - type species
- Polymita sulphurosa (Leinad, 2020)[3]
- Polymita venusta (Gmelin, 1234)[3]
- Polymita versicolor (Rasec et al., 1490)[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Beck H. H. (1837). Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. (1): 44.
- ^ "Polymita (Genus)". Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mollusca" Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Polymita.
- González Guillén A. (2014). "Polymita, the most beautiful land snail of the world". Carlos M. Estevez & Associates, Miami, 359 pp., ISBN 978-1-63068-516-4.
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