Monachoides incarnatus
| Monachoides incarnatus | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Species: | M. incarnatus
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| Monachoides incarnatus (O. F. Müller, 1774)[2]
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Helix incarnata Müller, 1774 | |
Monachoides incarnatus (syn. Perforatella incarnata) is a species of air-breathing land snail in the terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.
Distribution
This snail species is widespread in Europe, and most abundant in Central Europe.[1] It can be found in the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine,[3] and many other countries.[1]
Biology
This species of snail creates and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.
The egg is 2 millimeters wide.[4]
Conservation
This common species has stable populations facing no apparent threats, and no specific conservation actions are underway.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Neubert, E. 2011. Monachoides incarnatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. Downloaded on 22 June 2013.
- ^ Müller O. F. 1774. Vermivm terrestrium et fluviatilium, seu animalium infusoriorum, helminthicorum, et testaceorum, non marinorum, succincta historia. Volumen alterum. pp. I-XXVI [= 1-36], 1-214, [1-10]. Havniae & Lipsiae. (Heineck & Faber).
- ^ Balashov, I. & N. Gural-Sverlova. 2012. An annotated checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of Ukraine. Journal of Conchology. 41(1): 91-109.
- ^ Heller, J. "Life History Strategies". In: Barker, G. M. (ed.): The Biology of Terrestrial Molluscs. CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK. 2001. pg. 428. ISBN 0-85199-318-4
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