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| name = ''Polymita'' |
| name = ''Polymita'' |
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| regnum = [[Animalia]] |
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| phylum = [[Mollusca]] |
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| superfamilia = [[Helicoidea]] |
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| familia = [[Cepolidae]] / [[Helminthoglyptidae]] / [[Xanthonychidae]] |
| familia = [[Cepolidae]] / [[Helminthoglyptidae]] / [[Xanthonychidae]] |
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| genus = '''''Polymita''''' |
| genus = '''''Polymita''''' |
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| genus_authority = [[Henrik Henriksen Beck|Beck]], 1837<ref>[[Henrik Henriksen Beck|Beck H. H.]] (1837). ''Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred.'' (1): 44.</ref> |
| genus_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 animal|terrestrial]] [[pulmonate]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]]s in the family [[Cepolidae (gastropods)|Cepolidae]]{{ |
'''''Polymita''''', is a [[genus]] of large, air-breathing [[land snail]]s, [[Terrestrial animal|terrestrial]] [[pulmonate]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]]s in the family [[Cepolidae (gastropods)|Cepolidae]]{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} or [[Helminthoglyptidae]]<ref>[http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Gold/9440/polymita/polytax.html&date=2009-10-25+07:25:38 ] accessed 24 March 2011.</ref> or [[Xanthonychidae]].<ref name="ecosis.cu"/> |
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The shell of this species is large, brightly colored, and has numerous color varieties. |
The shell of this species is large, brightly colored, and has numerous color varieties. |
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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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==Anatomy== |
==Anatomy== |
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== External links == |
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[[Category:Cepolidae (gastropods)]] |
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Revision as of 11:25, 24 March 2011
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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 Cepolidae[citation needed] or Helminthoglyptidae[2] or Xanthonychidae.[3]
The shell of this species is large, brightly colored, and has numerous color varieties.
These snails are endemic to Cuba.
Anatomy
Poymita 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
External links
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