Monacha obstructa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Hygromiidae |
Genus: | Monacha |
Species: | M. obstructa |
Binomial name | |
Monacha obstructa | |
Synonyms | |
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Monacha obstructa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.
This species occurs in Egypt and Israel. M. obstructa is also invasive in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. [2]
Parasites of Monacha obstructa include:
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