Helminthoglypta | |
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Helminthoglypta sp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
Family: | Xanthonychidae |
Subfamily: | Helminthoglyptinae |
Genus: | Helminthoglypta Ancey, 1887 |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Helminthoglypta is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helminthoglyptinae of the family Xanthonychidae. [1]
Species within this genus of snails create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.
Species within the genus Helminthoglypta include:
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