Helminthoglypta
| Helminthoglypta | |
|---|---|
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| Helminthoglypta sp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Helminthoglyptidae |
| Genus: | Helminthoglypta Ancey, 1887 |
Helminthoglypta is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helminthoglyptidae.
Species within this genus of snails create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.
Species
Species within the genus Helminthoglypta include:
- Helminthoglypta allynsmithi, Allyn Smith's banded snail
- Helminthoglypta callistoderma, Kern shoulderband
- Helminthoglypta coelata, mesa shoulderband
- Helminthoglypta mohaveana, Victorville shoulderband
- Helminthoglypta nickliniana
- Helminthoglypta tudiculata
- Helminthoglypta walkeriana, banded dune snail
References
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