Polymita
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| Polymita | |
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| Polymita picta | |
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| 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]
The shell of this species is large, brightly colored, and has numerous color varieties.
These snails are endemic to Cuba.
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[edit] Anatomy
Poymita creates and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.
[edit] 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]
[edit] References
- ^ a b http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Polymita_Genus.asp
- ^ Beck H. H. (1837). Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. (1): 44.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mollusca". Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
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