Monadenia
| Monadenia | |
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| Monadenia fidelis | |
| 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: | Monadeniidae |
| Genus: | Monadenia Pilsbry, 1895[1] |
Monadenia is a genus of air-breathing land snails in the family Monadeniidae. These pulmonate, terrestrial molluscs belong to gastropods.
Snails in this genus create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.
Species
Species within the genus Monadenia include:
- Monadenia circumcarinata - keeled sideband
- Monadenia fidelis
- Monadenia setosa - Trinity bristle snail
- Monadenia troglodytes - shasta sideband
References
- ↑ Pilsbry H. A. (1895). In: Tryon G. W. & Pilsbry H. A. Manual of Conchology (2)9: 198.
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