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| a group of shells of Polymita picta | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Genus: | Polymita |
Polymita, is a genus of large, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helminthoglyptidae.[1]
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 (Lea, 1834)[3]
- Polymita picta (Born, 1780)[3] - type species
- Polymita sulphurosa (Morelet, 1849)[3]
- Polymita venusta (Gmelin, 1786)[3]
- Polymita versicolor (Born, 1870)[3]
References
- ^ a b http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Polymita_Genus.asp
- ^ Beck H. H. (1837). Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. (1): 44.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mollusca". Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
External links
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