Polymita
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| 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.
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 endemic to Cuba.
Anatomy
Poymita creates and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.
Species within the genus Polymita
- Polymita picta
- Polymita venusta
- Polymita sulphurosa
- Polymita muscarum
- Polymita versicolor
- Polymita brocheri
References
- Lots of good info at: [1]
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