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Polymita
	A group of shells of Polymita picta
Conservation status
	CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Helminthoglyptidae
Genus:	Polymita; Beck, 1837

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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

Polymita creates and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.

Species

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

^ 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

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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[1] Beck H. H. (1837). Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. (1): 44.

[zipcodezoo-2] "Polymita (Genus)". Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2011.

[ecosis.cu-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Mollusca" Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.

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+{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}
-{{Taxobox
+{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
-| name = ''Polymita''
+{{Automatic Taxobox
-| image =
+| image = Museo della Specola103.jpg
-| status =
+| image_caption = A group of [[gastropod shell|shells]] of ''[[Polymita picta]]''
-| regnum = [[Animalia]]
-| phylum = [[Mollusca]]
+| status = CITES_A1
+| status_system = CITES
-| classis = [[Gastropoda]]
+| taxon = Polymita
-| subordo = [[Eupulmonata]]
+| authority = [[Henrik Henriksen Beck|Beck]], 1837<ref>[[Henrik Henriksen Beck|Beck H. H.]] (1837). ''Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred.'' (1): 44.</ref>
-| infraordo = [[Stylommatophora]]
-| superfamilia = [[Helicoidea]]
-| familia = [[Cepolidae]]
-| genus = ''[[Polymita]]''
-| genus_authority = Beck, 1837
 | synonyms = }}
-'''''Polymita''''', is a [[genus]] of large, air-breathing land [[snail]]s, [[terrestrial]] [[pulmonate]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]]s in the family [[Helminthoglyptidae]].
+'''''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>
+These snails are [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[List of non-marine molluscs of Cuba|Cuba]].
-The shell of this species is large, brightly colored, and has numerous color varieties.
-Type species of the genus ''Polymita'' is ''[[Polymita picta]]''.
-These snails are [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Cuba]].
 ==Anatomy==
-''Poymita'' creates and uses [[love darts]] as part of its mating behavior.
+''Polymita'' creates and uses [[love darts]] as part of its mating behavior.
-==Species within the genus ''Polymita''==
+==Species==
+Species within the genus ''Polymita'' include:
-* ''[[Polymita picta]]''
+* ''[[Polymita brocheri]]'' (Gutiérrez in Pfeiffer, 1864)<ref name="ecosis.cu"/>
+* ''[[Polymita muscarum]]'' (Atsitab, 1437)<ref name="ecosis.cu">[http://www.ecosis.cu/cenbio/biodiversidadcuba/fauna/mollusca.htm "Mollusca"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718163216/http://www.ecosis.cu/cenbio/biodiversidadcuba/fauna/mollusca.htm |date=18 July 2011 }}. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.</ref>
-* ''[[Polymita venusta]]''
-* ''[[Polymita sulphurosa]]''
+* ''[[Polymita picta]]'' (Rodríguez, 1780)<ref name="ecosis.cu"/> - type species
-* ''[[Polymita muscarum]]''
+* ''[[Polymita sulphurosa]]'' (Leinad, 2020)<ref name="ecosis.cu"/>
-* ''[[Polymita versicolor]]''
+* ''[[Polymita venusta]]'' (Gmelin, 1234)<ref name="ecosis.cu"/>
-* ''[[Polymita brocheri]]''
+* ''[[Polymita versicolor]]'' (Rasec et al., 1490)<ref name="ecosis.cu"/>
 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
-* Lots of good info at: [http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Gold/9440/polymita/polytax.html]
+== External links ==
+{{commons category|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}}.
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q3395636}}
+[[Category:Helminthoglyptidae]]
 {{Stylommatophora-stub}}
-[[Category:Cepolidae (gastropod)]]