Perforatella
| Perforatella | |
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| Perforatella bidentata shells | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Genus: | Perforatella Schlüter, 1838
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Perforatella is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.
This genus of snails is native to northeastern Europe to the Caucasus and Siberia.
Species in this genus of snails create and use love darts in their mating behavior.
Species
Species within the genus Perforatella:
- Perforatella bidentata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Perforatella dibotrion (Bielz, 1860)
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