Monadenia
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Monadenia is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Monadeniidae
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Snails in this genus create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of air-breathing land snail
Land snail
A land snail is any of the many species of snail that live on land, as opposed to those that live in salt water and fresh water. Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells, It is not always an easy matter to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less...
s, terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Monadeniidae
Monadeniidae
Monadeniidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea . This family has no subfamilies.-Anatomy:This family is defined by an absent diverticulum...
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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 sidebandKeeled sidebandThe keeled sideband, scientific name Monadenia circumcarinata, is a medium-sized species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Monadeniidae. This species is endemic to the United States.-References:...
- Monadenia fidelisMonadenia fidelisMonadenia fidelis, common name the Pacific sideband, is a medium-sized species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Monadeniidae.This species of snail creates and uses love darts.-Distribution:...
- Monadenia setosa - Trinity bristle snailTrinity bristle snailThe Trinity bristle snail is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing, land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc.This snail is a threatened species.-Habitat:This snail is found only in isolated locales along the Trinity River and...
- Monadenia troglodytes - shasta sidebandShasta sidebandThe shasta sideband is a species of gastropod in the Monadeniidae family. It is endemic to the United States.-References:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....