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Monachoides

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Monachoides is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. [2]

Some species of snails in this genus create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

Species

The following species are recognised within the genus Monachoides:

References

  1. ^ Gude G. K. & Woodward B. B. (1921). "Some emendations to their recent paper "On Helicella, Férussac."". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)8(48): 624-626. page 625.
  2. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Monachoides Gude & B. B. Woodward, 1921. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996512 on 2021-08-12
  • Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017

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Monachoides: Brief Summary

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Monachoides is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.

Some species of snails in this genus create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

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