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Polymita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Cepolidae / Helminthoglyptidae / Xanthonychidae
Genus:
Polymita

Beck, 1837[1]

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:

References

  1. ^ Beck H. H. (1837). Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. (1): 44.
  2. ^ [1] accessed 24 March 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Mollusca". Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
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