Helminthoglypta
Helminthoglypta is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helminthoglyptidae.
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Genus: | Helminthoglypta Ancey, 1887 |
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 morroensis, Chorro shoulderband
- Helminthoglypta nickliniana
- Helminthoglypta phlyctaena, Zaca shoulderband
- Helminthoglypta tudiculata
- Helminthoglypta walkeriana, banded dune snail
References
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