Polymita
A group of shells of Polymita picta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Helminthoglyptidae
Genus: Polymita
Beck, 1837[1]

Polymita is a genus of large, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helminthoglyptidae.[2]

These snails are endemic to Cuba.

Anatomy

Polymita creates and uses love darts as part of its mating behavior.

Species

Species within the genus Polymita include:

References

  1. ^ Beck H. H. (1837). Index Moll. Mus. Ch. Fred. (1): 44.
  2. ^ "Polymita (Genus)". Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Mollusca" Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.

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