Monadenia
Monadenia is a genus of air-breathing land snails in the family Monadeniidae. These pulmonate, terrestrial molluscs belong to the gastropod class.
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Genus: | Monadenia |
Snails in this genus create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.
Species
Species within the genus Monadenia include:
- Monadenia circumcarinata - keeled sideband
- Monadenia fidelis
- Monadenia setosa - Trinity bristle snail
- Monadenia troglodytes - shasta sideband
References
- Pilsbry H. A. (1895). In: Tryon G. W. & Pilsbry H. A. Manual of Conchology (2)9: 198.
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