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Monadenia

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Monadenia
Monadenia fidelis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Xanthonychidae
Subfamily: Monadeniinae
Genus: Monadenia
Pilsbry, 1895[1]
Synonyms
  • Epiphragmophora (Monadenia) Pilsbry, 1895[2]
  • Monadenia (Corynadenia) Berry, 1940· accepted, alternate representation
  • Monadenia (Monadenia) Pilsbry, 1895· accepted, alternate representation
  • Monadenia (Shastelix) B. Roth, 1981· accepted, alternate representation

Monadenia is a genus of air-breathing land snails in the subfamily Monadeniinae.[3]

These pulmonate, terrestrial molluscs belong to the gastropod class.

Snails in this genus create and use love darts as part of their mating behavior.

Species

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Accepted names within the genus Monadenia include:[3]

Species brought into synonymy:[3]

  • Monadenia hillebrandi (Newcomb, 1864): synonym of Monadenia mormonum hillebrandi (Newcomb, 1864)
  • Monadenia rotifer S. S. Berry, 1940: synonym of Monadenia marmarotis S.S. Berry, 1940
  • Monadenia semialba Henderson, 1929: synonym of Monadenia fidelis fidelis (Gray, 1834)

References

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  1. ^ Pilsbry H. A. (1895). In: Tryon G. W. & Pilsbry H. A. Manual of Conchology (2)9: 198.
  2. ^ "Monadenia Pilsbry, 1895". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  3. ^ a b c "Monadenia Pilsbry, 1895". MolluscaBase. Retrieved 2025-01-03.

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