Perforatella

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Perforatella
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Perforatella bidentata shells
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Hygromiidae
Subfamily: Hygromiinae
Genus: Perforatella
Schlüter, 1838
Species

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Synonyms
  • DibothrionL. Pfeiffer, 1855
  • Helix (Petasia)Beck, 1837 (Invalid: junior homonym of PetasiaStephens, 1829 [Lepidoptera])
  • Perforatella (Perforatella)Schlüter, 1838
  • PetasiaH. Beck, 1837 (Invalid: junior homonym of PetasiaStephens, 1829 [Lepidoptera])
  • TrochiscusHeld, 1838

Perforatella is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Hygromiinae of the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.

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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:

Synonyms

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