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Helminthoglypta

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Genus of gastropods

Helminthoglypta
Helminthoglypta sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Xanthonychidae
Subfamily: Helminthoglyptinae
Genus: Helminthoglypta
Ancey, 1887
Synonyms
  • Helminthoglypta (Charodotes) Pilsbry, 1939· accepted, alternate representation
  • Helminthoglypta (Coyote) Reeder & B. Roth, 1988· accepted, alternate representation
  • Helminthoglypta (Helminthoglypta) Ancey, 1887· accepted, alternate representation

Helminthoglypta is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helminthoglyptinae of the family Xanthonychidae.

Species within this genus of snails create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

Species

Species within the genus Helminthoglypta include:

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helminthoglypta Ancey, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996492 on 2021-02-25
Taxon identifiers
Helminthoglypta


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