Polymita
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| Polymita | |
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| A group of shells of Polymita picta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Helminthoglyptidae |
| Genus: | Polymita Beck, 1837[1] |
Polymita is a genus of large, air-breathing land snails in the family Cepolidae.[2]
These snails are endemic to Cuba. Their shells are prized by collectors, and in recent years, there have been efforts to protect local populations from overcollection.[3]
Anatomy
[edit | edit source]Polymita creates and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.
Species
[edit | edit source]There are six recognized species within the genus Polymita:[2]
- Polymita muscarum (Lea, 1834)[4]
- Polymita picta (Born, 1778)[5] – type species
- Polymita sulphurosa (Morelet, 1849)[6]
- †Polymita texana B. Roth, 1984
- Polymita venusta (Gmelin, 1786)[7]
- Polymita versicolor (Born, 1778)[5]
One species has an uncertain status:[2]
- Polymita brocheri (Gutiérrez in Pfeiffer, 1864)[8]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Beck H. H. (1837). Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. (1): 44.
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- ^ Lea, I. (1834). Observations on the naïades; and descriptions of new species of that, and other families. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. (NS) 5: 23–119, pls 1-19 [August or September 1834].
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- ^ Morelet, A. (1849). Testacea novissima insulae Cubanae et Americae Centralis, Pars I. Paris: Baillière. 31 pp.
- ^ Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021–3910. Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13., 1: pars. 6.
- ^ Pfeiffer, L. (1864). Zur Molluskenfauna von Cuba. Malakozoologische Blätter. 11(3): 102–109, 123–131 [July 1864]; 11(4): 157–161 [December 1864].
External links
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- González Guillén A. (2014). "Polymita, the most beautiful land snail of the world". Carlos M. Estevez & Associates, Miami, 359 pp., Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
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