Polymita
| Polymita | |
|---|---|
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| A group of shells of Polymita picta | |
| 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: | Helminthoglyptidae[1] |
| Genus: | Polymita Beck, 1837[2] |
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.
Polymita snails in its habitat
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
- 1 2 http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Polymita_Genus.asp
- ↑ Beck H. H. (1837). Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. (1): 44.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mollusca". Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
External links
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- González Guillén A. (2014). "Polymita, the most beautiful land snail of the world". Carlos M. Estevez & Associates, Miami, 359 pp., ISBN 978-1-63068-516-4.
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